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Poker Glossary

Continuation Bet (C-bet)

A continuation bet, or c-bet, is a bet made on the flop by the player who raised before the flop. It continues the preflop aggression and pressures the opponent with both value and bluffs.

The best c-betting strategy depends on the board and position. In position on dry boards you own the range advantage, so you can c-bet a wide range for a small size at high frequency, denying equity cheaply. On wet, connected boards you bet a tighter, more polarized range and size up.

Not every flop is a c-bet: boards that smash the caller’s range, or medium hands that prefer pot control, are checked. Getting c-bet frequency and sizing right is the single most common postflop decision in Hold’em.

Worked example

As the button raiser on K-7-2 rainbow you can c-bet close to your whole range for about one-third pot: it’s cheap, folds out air, and gets value from worse Kx and pairs. On a wet 9-8-7 two-tone board you’d check far more and bet a polarized range larger.

FAQ

How often should you c-bet the flop?

It depends on the board. On dry boards you own, a small c-bet at very high frequency is standard; on wet boards that hit the caller you check more and bet a tighter, bigger, polarized range.

When should you not c-bet?

Check boards that favor the caller’s range, and check medium hands that prefer pot control — betting there only folds out worse and gets called by better.

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