what is a blocking bet?

thanks. i know i'll get some [censored] for posting this here, so thanks for the response

[fsuplayer]

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.

[sawseech]

a river lead (usually preceeded by a turn check) which is designed to make any subsequent decisions easier

so it's to see where you're at and save $ at the same time...yes?

[Rocaix]

It's a defensive bet, to prevent your opponents from bluffing with a big bet you can't call.

[sawseech]

or to make it easier to determine if they are actually bluffing

blocking and never calling is exploitable

[sawseech]

more a value bet which cannot rationally be raised by anything other than the nuts or air

the probability of nuts or near nuts should be close to 0 to make it a true block