Did I lose goot?

[Bob T.]

first, if you get raised, I think a fold is in order.

Ok, lets say you are ahead 3 out of ten times on the river, and behind 7 out of ten times.

If you check, and your opponent bets 6 out of those seven times you are behind, and you call, you will lose an average of .6 big bets per hand.

If you bet, and he calls 2/3 of the time that you are ahead, you win .2 big bets per hand, and lose one big bet the 7 times you were behind. So you instead of losing . 6, you lose .7 - .2, or an average of .5 big bets per hand.

You still lose money, but you lose less by betting on the river, than you would by check/calling. If he calls more frequently when behind, or perhaps folds a winning hand, your loss would be even smaller.

It's only .1 to .2 of a big bet every time this comes up, but if you play 100,000 hands this year, this situation might come up a couple of thousand times, and over the course of the year, you might end up with a couple of hundred extra big bets.

Additionally, because you are betting some weaker hands on the river, your opponents, have to call you down a little more often, (if they are paying attention) so, you are likely to be paid a little bit better on your winning hands.

So by playing this way, you lose less when you are behind, and win more when you are ahead. Which part don't you like [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]?

Good luck,
play well,

Bob T.

[cowboyzfan]

Bob, that cleared it up really well for me. Thanks a lot for taking the time to help me out, I appreciate it.