Quote Originally Posted by doggz
This makes no sense. If I'm the favorite I want to push all my chips every single time. Sure, I'm going to lose a pot here and there, but that's poker. Why give him odds to draw you out?
Agreed that underbetting to the point of giving good odds isn't the best play.

That said, just shoving everything in on the flop isn't the best either. As I mention above, you end up giving them the odds to draw against you. You'll make money 65% of the time pushing on the flop. It's more profitable (assuming they call) if you wait and push the turn - you win the river over 80% and lose less when the draw comes in on the turn.

- Jeffrey