Help required! - What does 3-Bet mean?

[mrmacacan]

OK, help required here, a question that I am getting conflicting views on.


What does the term 3 bet and 4 bet actually mean in no limit hold"em.

I know the term comes from limit or pot limit, does it mean the same
or something different when it is used in no limit.

The answers that I am getting are about 50/50, so APAT will have thew casting vote,

I was going to put the 2 conflicting answers on here but that might influence you.

Any help will do,

[AMRN]

the BB is Bet1, the first person to raise the BB is making Bet2, if some then re-raises that is Bet3, etc etc

[AceOnTheRiver]

the BB is Bet1, the first person to raise the BB is making Bet2, if some then re-raises that is Bet3, etc etc

I concur

[Paulie_D]

Yes, the two above answers are correct.

The description, I believe, comes from Limit Poker where they is usually a cap on the number of raising bets per round. The standard cap is a bet and 3 raises.

So...BB = 1 bet
1st raise = 2 bet
2nd raise = 3 bet
3rd raise = 4 bet = Cap. From here you can only call.

NLHE seems to interpret this as...3bet = a re-raise and 4bet as re-re-raise.

[SirPercival]

I agree with the above.

What is this other conflicting view you speak of?

[bigalhx3]

i have just had a look at this because i saw SirPerceval had a view on 3 betting and thought it would be interesting as he has never done it  

[Swinebag]

I agree with everyone else

put up the other opinion of what 3 betting is so we can have a laugh

[duke3016]

I agree with everyone else

put up the other opinion of what 3 betting is so we can have a laugh

Simple - 2bet and above only happen on my BB - sooo 2 bet and above is shaft the Duke   no need for fancy numbers

[Marty719]

Im assuming someone thought a 3bet pre was a 4bet.  Pretty common mistake.  I for one do not exercise either.

[AJDUK]

I"ve heard people call a reraise a 2 bet and a re-reraise a 3 bet.

[mrmacacan]

Blieve it or not, a lot of players thought a 3 bet was a bet of 3 times the last bet.

this is 1 quote:

now for example blinds are 100/200, someone opens for 500 total (a raise of 300 and a 2.5 bet) a 3 bet in this situation would be 3 x the raise portion of the previous raise so 3x300+200=1,100 total.  A lot of people think a 3 bet or a 4 bet are just 3x/4x the total bet being faced, so in the example above a lot of people think a 3 bet on the 500 total is 1,500.

A 3 bet is made on the previous bet or raise (not total where multiple action has occurred) (the same way a raise must the size of the previous bet or raise (eg 100/200 raise to 500, next raise can be a minimum of 300 more to 800 total)

[bigalhx3]

I agree with everyone else

put up the other opinion of what 3 betting is so we can have a laugh

Simple - 2bet and above only happen on my BB - sooo 2 bet and above is shaft the Duke   no need for fancy numbers

your bb is called free bet

[SirPercival]

Blieve it or not, a lot of players thought a 3 bet was a bet of 3 times the last bet.

this is 1 quote:

now for example blinds are 100/200, someone opens for 500 total (a raise of 300 and a 2.5 bet) a 3 bet in this situation would be 3 x the raise portion of the previous raise so 3x300+200=1,100 total.  A lot of people think a 3 bet or a 4 bet are just 3x/4x the total bet being faced, so in the example above a lot of people think a 3 bet on the 500 total is 1,500.

A 3 bet is made on the previous bet or raise (not total where multiple action has occurred) (the same way a raise must the size of the previous bet or raise (eg 100/200 raise to 500, next raise can be a minimum of 300 more to 800 total)

Can you tell us where these people play please  

[cincicrappykid]

in general i think the 5 to 6 bet is more usefull

[Paulie_D]

in general i think the 5 to 6 bet is more usefull

A position shove is more useful

FYP