[Irieguy]

Quoted from his article on the Borgata:

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...So, instead of giving up the lead, I decided to make a half-value/half-defensive bet of $3,600; value in hope of getting paid off by a worse pair than mine, and defensive in that I might be forced to call a much larger bet if I checked.

A bet like this is a pretty common tool, but it isn’t talked about too much in the literature. Generally, a bet on the river has a clear purpose: It’s either a bluff or a value bet. However, a bet like this is one in which you are doing more than just value betting; you also are protecting yourself, or saving yourself money in many cases in which you may have been forced to check and call a large river bet.

D. Negreanu

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It's called a blocking bet, no0b, and 7,000 18-year old yahoos on this forum know about it.

Seriously, though, the article describes the play of a hand that is quite interesting. It's posted on pokerpages.com.

Irieguy