The continuation bet is pretty much an automatic bet that you make when you’ve raised pre-flop. This shows aggression. The purpose: steal as many pots as possible and mask the true strength of your hand.
Lets start with an example:
You have AJs in late position, a full 2/4 NL game. There are 3 limpers, you raise to 15, and only one player calls. The flop comes out 2, 7, 10. Rags. Your opponent has checked, and now you’ve got two options:
- Check in turn, and show weakness.
- Throw out a continuation bet. Most of the time you’ll take the pot down.
You need to understand that this continuation bet does not mean you should start a betting war every, single time that you raise at Poker Stars. It’s sole purpose is to steal as many pots as possible, whilst masking hand-strength. If someone re-raises, and you haven’t hit, run!
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