I obviously don"t want him to fold but I dont want to give him the correct odds on calling but it"s a cash game and not a tourney. In a tourney I want to be getting it all but in cash this is immediately a 30bb pot and adding around 30% to my stack (if we started at 100bb). I"ll take that every time I flop a set to see a constant profit!
shanks we can assume villain is inexperienced by Daves reads plus his bet sizing pre oop with limpers.. So what are his likely hands, over pairs or 2 high cards to a flush draw are way behind a set here , a set against this range is 85%+ to win so raising so large is pointless unless u think villain will not let go of over pairs or flush draws..
Dave you played it fine by calling his push, even if u put over sets in villains range u would be 75%+ to win , the reraise size is debatable with the effective stacks and pot size but i cant be arsed to add up lol
[please put in pot sizes and stacks sizes when u post, this helps getting better answers, especially with the 2 behind you to act, did u have any reads on them?]
For this sort of level of play generally just raise when u are ahead or lead for value , these sort of opponents just play there hands and can rarely fold what they perceive to be strong..
Brush up on your equitys against ranges [it gets easier the more u review and discuss via forums/friends etc] and u cant go far wrong if u bet or reraise flops when u have decent equity , likewise 4th and 5th street..