# Sizing Tell

> Source: [Sizing Tell in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/sizing-tell)

## Definition
A Sizing Tell Is Information Leaked By The Size Of A Bet, Such As A Player Who Bets Small With Medium Hands And Large Only With The Nuts. Opponents Who Notice Can Fold And Raise Accurately Against Each Size. Balanced Strategies Prevent The Leak By Betting A Mix Of Strong Hands And Bluffs With Every Size They Use.

- **Category**: Theory
- **Term Code**: `sizing-tell`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Polarized Range](https://smarter.poker/glossary/polarized-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/polarized-range.md)): A Polarized Range Is Made Of Very Strong Hands And Bluffs, With Few Medium Strength Hands In Between. Polarized Ranges Pair With Large Bets And Overbets, Because Strong Hands Want The Pot To Grow And Bluffs Need The Fold Equity. The Medium Hands That Are Left Out Are Checked, Where They Keep Their Showdown Value.
- [Frequency](https://smarter.poker/glossary/frequency) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/frequency.md)): Frequency Is How Often A Player Takes An Action In A Given Spot Across Their Whole Range, For Example Betting 65 Percent Of The Time On A Particular Flop. Solvers Express Strategy As Frequencies Rather Than Fixed Rules, And Matching Sensible Frequencies Is What Keeps A Player Hard To Read And Hard To Exploit.
- [Exploitative Play](https://smarter.poker/glossary/exploitative-play) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/exploitative-play.md)): Exploitative Play Deliberately Departs From A Balanced Strategy To Win More Against A Specific Opponent's Mistakes, Such As Bluffing More Against A Player Who Folds Too Often. It Can Earn More Than Game Theory Optimal Play Against Weak Opponents, But It Opens You To Counter Exploitation If The Read Is Wrong Or The Opponent Adjusts.
- [Value Bet](https://smarter.poker/glossary/value-bet) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/value-bet.md)): A Value Bet Is A Bet Made Because Worse Hands Will Call It Often Enough To Show A Profit. The Test Is Simple: If The Opponent Calls, Are You Ahead Of Most Of The Hands They Call With? Value Bets Pay For Bluffs In A Balanced Strategy, And Missing Them Costs More Money Than Most Players Realize.

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