{"id":141,"date":"2010-08-06T13:35:29","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T12:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/?p=141"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:13:15","slug":"continuation-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/continuation-betting","title":{"rendered":"Continuation Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuation Betting means that the preflop raiser bets the flop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/c-bet1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-362\" title=\"c-bet\" src=\"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/c-bet1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This move has been widely popularized after Harrington wrote about it in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1880685337?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=pokertrainers-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1880685337\">Harrington on Hold &#8217;em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play.<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=pokertrainers-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1880685337\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most players are making heavy use of it nowadays and are betting the flop as a routine if they where the preflop aggressor.<\/p>\n<p>Five years ago when continuation bets were not as common they were very successful. Nowadays most players expects a continuation bet and does not view it as a sign of strength. This means you should be a bit more selective on when to c-bet.<\/p>\n<p>Bet size for continuation bets are normally between 1\/2 the size of the pot and the size of the whole pot.\u00a0 In general you should bet more if the board is <a title=\"Wet flop\" href=\"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/flop-texture\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">wet <\/a>than when it is <a title=\"Dry flop\" href=\"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/flop-texture\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">dry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Good conditions for a c-bet bluff<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Only one opponent &#8211; you should rarely c-bet bluff against two opponents and almost never against more opponents than two<\/li>\n<li>You have position<\/li>\n<li>The flop has hit your hand range better than opponents, read <a title=\"Flop Texture\" href=\"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/flop-texture\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Flop Texture<\/a> for more discussion on this<\/li>\n<li>Opponent folds often to\u00a0 c-bets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bad conditions for a\u00a0 c-bet bluff<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Several opponents<\/li>\n<li>Wet board<\/li>\n<li>Calling station(s)<\/li>\n<li>Against overly aggressive players<\/li>\n<li>Against players who <a title=\"Floating\" href=\"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/floating-the-flop\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">floats <\/a>a lot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to defend against\u00a0 c-bets<\/h2>\n<p>If you have a good hand you can act accordingly and call or raise depending on ranges, opponent and board etc.\u00a0 But how can you defend if you don&#8217;t have a hand that is likely to be better than opponents or with a good draw?<\/p>\n<p>There are two main strategies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Floating\" href=\"https:\/\/holdempokertrainer.com\/wordpress\/floating-the-flop\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Floating<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Raising on the flop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of the time you should fold if you don&#8217;t have a good hand though.<\/p>\n<p>In general Floating is the better option for defense if the board is dry and raising on the flop is better if the board is wet. Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because when you float on a wet board and the turn is a blank it is a higher risk that the opponent will put you on a draw and fire a second bullet. But a raise on a wet board is scary because opponent needs to think not only about hands that are beating him now &#8211; but also on the scary cards that may come later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuation Betting means that the preflop raiser bets the flop. 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