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No, I think I see his point. He's just using math jargon, knowing (I'm sure) that a lot of people don't know the same jargon.
When we're trying to find the right amount to bet, we might try pot, then half pot, then 3/4 pot, and finally settle on 2/3 pot as best. And that might very well be the best value for bets around that size. But we never tried 4 times the pot, which (for a particular game situation) may be the best value. We can get too focused trying to find the optimal value within a very small range.
If your opponents are playing well, opportunities for a profitable overbet are rare. We might use it to negate a positional disadvantage or in anticipation of multiple callers on different draws.
On the other hand, if the opponents can make emotional mistakes (e.g., they're uncomfortable with the amount of money), then overbets may exploit their weakness regularly.
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