Pre-flop action: which raises look stronger?

We all know that a punch looks stronger than a simple raise, but some punches are stronger than others.

Example:

You have J♥-J♠ , the middle stage of the tournament. You have 9,000 and the blinds are 200-400. You are in middle position and raise to 1400. You wouldn't mind winning the pot immediately without resistance, as there is a good chance that a card higher than jack will show up on the flop. The next player starts counting his chips as if considering how much to beat you.

Which hand do you think your opponent has the stronger hand?

In the first option, he pushes all in for 9000. You must risk all your chips to call.

In the second option, he beats your bet from 1400 to 4200, and you should risk about half of your existing chips in response.

The correct answer is that your opponent will usually have a stronger hand in the second option. A beat signals a very strong starting hand, possibly even aces. By keeping half of his chips, your opponent is bound to push all his remaining chips on any flop anyway.

In the first case, the hand he will usually have is A-K, as he would like to see all the cards turned up. He would also be fine with you folding your hand and letting him win an already pretty solid pot. An all-in bet puts you in a tricky position, as if you lose you will be eliminated from the tournament.

There is a very interesting psychology going on when you beat your opponent and keep even one chip for yourself. Your opponent's first reaction will always be "Why?" and the second reaction will usually be "Does this guy even understand what he's doing here?". However, most of the time your opponent will believe that you have a strong hand and will just fold.

Example:

You have A♣-9♣. The late stage of the tournament is underway. You are in the big blind with 60,000 and the blinds are 1,500-3,000. The player in cut-off position raises to 10 000 with 70 000 chips. Everyone folds to you, what do you do?

You have one of the following choices:

1. Get out: why go to this bank? Get out and play on.
2. Answer: add another 7000 and hope you catch at least one pair.
3. Beat: Beat by an amount that shows your opponent that you have a really strong hand.
4. All-in. Push all your chips into the middle of the table.

If you know that your opponent is playing too aggressively and often tries to steal the blinds, any break will cause him to fold. However, if he has a strong hand like A-J, K-Q or 10's , is there a sum that will make him fold pre-flop?

If you go all-in, it will be the most pressure you can put on your opponent. He will have to risk almost all his chips. He may think that you are just trying to knock him out of the pot and he will call.

If you just beat it by, say, 40,000 and keep only 20,000 back, it will look like a very odd bet. Usually, common sense says that if you have already invested more than half of your chips, you can risk all of them. However, when you break like this, it looks like you have a very strong hand and you want your opponent to stay in the hand.

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