You may desire to raise your hand if it’s strong but remember not to place more than 10% of your stack during pre-flop. Unless you have the coveted AAxx hand or any strong KK/QQ hand, you cannot overdo your bet.

You can choose to commit less than 10% of your chips or more than 50% depending on your hand and the situation.

Reasons to Betting Less Than 10%

Betting less than 15% of your stack will ensure an easy way out once the flop turns out not to your favor. One instance would be playing in a PLO game with $100 buy-in wherein you hold a fairly tough hand AsKsJdQc.

When the flop comes out to be an AJQ with 2 suited cards you don’t possess then you don’t have to worry because less than 10% bet is not a big amount to brood over.

But if you think that you can go on and you’re luck to avail of two callers when you raise your bet; then you don’t have to worry because you had a strong hand to contend with. They may turn out to be better once the turn and river will be opened.

Always bear in mind not to bet 20%-40% of your stack pre-flop because it’s not a very good idea.

Reasons to Betting More Than 50%

If you are in possession of a strong hand like an AAxx or KK/QQ then you may want to bet at least 50% of your stack in order to force the other players to fold, leaving a player or two to contend with you heads-up.

Then you need to bet your way until all players will fold and leave you with a basically high pot. You don’t need to worry about the flop or turn or river because no matter what you have a high card to show.