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Continuation Betting

Continuation Betting Failing to continuation-bet often is one of the biggest leaks in a weak player’s game. When you raise before the flop and the action gets to you post-flop, you should usually make a bet of around 1/2 to 3/4 pot. You do this for a few reasons. I tend to continuation-bet around 85 percent of the time, which is higher than most players. There are very few downsides to continuation-betting. It is one of the cheapest bluffs in the game and a great way to build a pot when you have a hand. When you have a strong hand, you want to build a pot. The easiest way to do this is to bet. When you miss the flop, you usually want your opponent to fold. Again, the easiest way to do this is to bet. Every player will fail to connect with the flop 2/3 of the time, meaning most pots are just waiting to be picked up. If you pick up more than your share of these pots where both players have nothing, you will find your stack consistently growing.

It is well known that when you see a flop,

It is well known that when you see a flop, you will miss it around 65 percent of the time. The same holds true for your opponent. Suppose you raise 9-6 from middle position and your opponent calls in the big blind with K-10. The flop comes J-7-3. Your opponent checks to you. In this spot, you should continuation-bet every time, as you have no showdown value. Actually, on this J-7-3 board, I would continuation-bet every hand I raised before the flop. Bet any time the board comes with one high card and two low cards. These flops include A-7-4, K-5-2, Q-8-4, etc. Most players will only continue if they have top pair or maybe an underpair between the highest and the middle card. Hopefully you are starting to see how picking up 2/3 of the pots post-flop can quickly add up. Remember that your bet doesn’t mean you have no showdown value. You should also bet every time you connect well with the flop. This is another way to add chips to your stack.