Postflop play

110 terms

What is a Bluff in Poker?

Bluff

A bluff is a bet or raise with a hand unlikely to win at showdown, aiming to fold better hands. It is not a pure lie—it…

What is a Value Bet?

Value Bet

A value bet is a bet that gets called by worse hands often enough to print. It is not any bet with a pair.

What is a Semi-Bluff in Poker?

Semi-Bluff

A semi-bluff is a bet or raise with a hand that is not currently best but can improve to the best hand. It is not a pur…

What is a C-Bet?

C-Bet%

A c-bet is a bet on the next street by the last aggressor, usually the preflop raiser betting the flop. Typical size is…

What is a Float in Poker?

Float

A float is calling a bet with a weak hand to bluff on a later street. It is not a call for value or a draw.

What is a Delayed C-Bet?

Delayed C-Bet

A delayed c-bet is a flop check behind followed by a turn bet when the flop checks through. It is not a check-raise or …

What is a Double Barrel in Poker?

Double Barrel

A double barrel is a second consecutive bet on the turn after c-betting the flop. It is not a bluff raise or a check-ra…

Overbluff

This makes it easy for opponents to detect and exploit. In practice, overbluffing disrupts range balance, allowing oppo…

What is PFR in Poker?

PFR

PFR Preflop Raise is the percentage of hands a player raises before the flop. It is not the same as VPIP, which counts …

What is a Donk Bet in Poker?

Donk Bet

A donk bet is a bet made by a player who was not the preflop aggressor, into the aggressor on the flop. It's often seen…

What is an Overbet in Poker?

Overbet

An overbet is a bet larger than the pot. It is often misused as a bluff-only move, but it is a powerful value tool.

Triple Barrel

In practice, a triple barrel is used to represent a very strong hand or as an advanced bluffing strategy, forcing oppon…

Bluff Catch

In practice, it is used against aggressive opponents when they may be betting with a large number of air hands, and you…

What is a Barrel in Poker?

Barrel

A barrel is a continuation bet on a later street. Common mistake: thinking it's only for bluffs—it's also a value bet.

Bluff Catcher

Term: Bluff Catcher A Bluff Catcher is a hand that can only beat an opponent's bluffing range but loses to all value ha…

Pure Bluff

A pure bluff is a bet or raise made with a hand that has little to no chance of winning if called, relying entirely on …

Wet Flop

A wet flop is a flop texture that contains many possible draws straight draws, flush draws or high connectivity, making…

Rainbow Flop

Rainbow Flop refers to a flop where the three community cards are all of different suits, with no two cards being the s…

Peel Flop

A call made on the flop with a drawing hand or a weak made hand, primarily to see the turn card, often with the expecta…

What is Pot Control in Poker?

Pot Control

Pot control means keeping the pot small with medium-strength hands to reduce risk. It is not about playing passively wi…

Donk Flop

A donk flop occurs when a player who called a pre-flop raise leads out on the flop, betting into the pre-flop raiser ra…

Check-Raise Bluff

A Check-Raise Bluff is a deceptive poker play where a player checks from an early position with the intention of raisin…

Paired Board

This board structure significantly affects opponents' range and betting strategies: since the flop itself already conta…

What is a Probe Bet in Poker?

Probe Bet

A probe bet is a postflop bet made by the preflop caller when the preflop raiser checks to them. It's not a bluff; it's…

River Bluff

A bluff made on the final betting round the river in poker, where a player bets or raises with a weak hand hoping to fo…

Turn C-Bet

A continuation bet made on the turn fourth street by the player who was the preflop aggressor.

What is a Check-Raise in Poker?

Check-Raise

A check-raise is a deceptive play where you check, then raise after an opponent bets. It's not just for strong hands—it…

Barrel Bluff

A bluff that continues with bets on multiple streets flop, turn, and/or river rather than giving up on a later street.

Dry Flop

A flop that offers few possible draws e.g., straight or flush draws, typically consisting of uncoordinated cards of dif…

Paired Flop

A flop that contains a pair, meaning two cards of the same rank, such as K♦K♠7♣.

River Bet-Call

A poker action on the river where a player bets and then calls an opponent's raise, typically indicating a hand strong …

Triple Bluff

A triple bluff is a poker bluff that consists of three consecutive aggressive actions, most commonly betting on the flo…

Merged Bluff

A merged bluff is a betting strategy where a player uses a balanced range that includes both value hands and bluff hand…

River Bet-Fold

A poker play where a player bets on the river and then folds to a raise from an opponent.

Donk Lead

Its core meaning is to break the convention of checking to the pre-flop raiser and instead taking the initiative. In pr…

Dynamic Flop

A flop with high connectivity and/or multiple draws, causing hand strengths and equities to shift significantly on late…

Underbluff

In practice, this often means the player tends to bet or raise with strong hands but rarely bluffs with weak hands or a…

Preflop Check-Call

A preflop check-call is a poker action where a player, after checking declining to bet in the preflop betting round, su…

River Min-Raise

A minimum-raise made on the river, typically doubling the size of the bet faced, used to extract thin value, induce a r…

Delayed River Bet

A bet made on the river after checking the turn, often with a strong hand to induce bluffs or extract value from an opp…

Dry River

A river card that does not complete any obvious draws or significantly change the board texture, often preserving the r…

Delayed Turn Bet

A delayed turn bet is a poker strategy where a player checks or calls on the flop with the plan to bet on the turn, typ…

Monotone Flop

Term: Monotone Flop A monotone flop refers to a flop where all three community cards are of the same suit, such as all …

Turn Probe

The goal is to win the pot immediately or to gain information about the opponent's hand strength. This strategy is ofte…

Bluff to Value Ratio

The ratio of bluff combinations to value combinations in a player's betting range on a given street, reflecting the bal…

Float Flop

A poker play where a player calls a flop bet with a weak or drawing hand, planning to bluff on the turn if the opponent…

Fold to Check-Raise

The percentage of times a player folds when facing a check-raise after betting or raising on a previous street.

Peel Turn

A referring to the action of drawing one card on the turn betting round, primarily in draw games or as a strategy in co…