Re: what is a blocking bet?
you hold 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
flop: A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
you bet, are raised and call.
turn: 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
you check and call a bet.
river:7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
you might lead for 1/2 pot or so, and fold to a raise.
he will sometimes call with a good ace or AJ, but if he raises, you are almost always beat and can fold easily.
if you were to check, it will often cost you more to see a showdown if he bets the full pot.
prob. not the best example, but you get the point.
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