Small flop continuation bets are all the rage, but is this a fad or a solid strategy? SplitSuit breaks down these "down bets" and explains how the #GTO solvers feel about them, what kind of players they work well against, and how to start protecting yourself against them.
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My understanding of the strategy - the small c-bet allows you to profitably bluff on a wide-range of boards which your opponent is unlikely to have hit. If they are on some kind of draw, then turns that favour you warrant a large turn bet in order foldout their equity when bluffing, and maximising value when not. But you can't just do this on ALL board textures.
Thanks for this! I've been seeing this play a lot lately, especially live. I always call if I have decent outs, and I feel like a sucker when the turn bricks and I get pushed off. But I likely would have called a half pot or 3/4 pot, so I got of cheap. I seriously think folding too much is a bigger leak for a lot of players trying to get out of being a beginner fish.
What kind of flops should i be downbetting? What kind of turns should I be betting heavy as a follow up?