Why do I bother making blocking bets?
 

...If I'm just going to call their raises anyway. If I can beat these games, it doesn't say too much for the 90% who can't.

Party $50NL 6-max. Villain has been at the table for three hands so I don't have much of a read. I'm UTG+1 with AKo, villain is button.

UTG limps, hero raises to $2.50, folded to villain, villain calls $2.50, blinds fold, UTG calls $2

flop-K68r UTG checks, hero bets $5,villain calls $5,UTG folds

turn-7 (suit unimportant) hero checks, villain checks

river T hero bets $8,villain raises to $16,hero calls $8

comments on all streets

Re: Why do I bother making blocking bets?
 

Why did you check the turn?

Re: Why do I bother making blocking bets?
 

Yeah, why did you? You get lots of value from hands like KQ and KJ when you bet this turn. And it's never a good idea to give free cards when the turn looks like K876, even though there are no flush draws.

Dumle

Re: Why do I bother making blocking bets?
 

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...If I'm just going to call their raises anyway. If I can beat these games, it doesn't say too much for the 90% who can't.

Party $50NL 6-max. Villain has been at the table for three hands so I don't have much of a read. I'm UTG+1 with AKo, villain is button.

UTG limps, hero raises to $2.50, folded to villain, villain calls $2.50, blinds fold, UTG calls $2

flop-K68r UTG checks, hero bets $5,villain calls $5,UTG folds

turn-7 (suit unimportant) hero checks, villain checks

river T hero bets $8,villain raises to $16,hero calls $8

comments on all streets

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bet the turn. on the river, check. the min raise on the river was a value bet by him due to his gorgeous 9. no need to call the min raise...easy fold. if u bet the river only marginal hands will call, all others will raise.

Re: Why do I bother making blocking bets?
 

Bet turn, check river.

Re: Why do I bother making blocking bets?
 

and requires discipline to use block bet
you have to bet. knowing you will fold to a raise
instead of just calling bc then its no longer a block bet now is it ?? its similar to the stop and go.. you have to be decisive on using it and stick to the plan