Poker Term
按钮位河牌湿润牌面冷跟注（BTN River Cold Call Wet）
On the river, a player on the button facing a raise cold calls on a wet board (i.e., calling without having invested any chips previously).
Term Breakdown
- BTN: Button position, the last to act on the table, with informational advantage.
- River: The river betting round, the last betting round where all community cards are dealt.
- Cold Call: A cold call refers to directly calling a raise when no one else has called yet, meaning the caller has not put any chips into the pot prior.
- Wet: A wet board, e.g., a board where flush draws or straight draws are possible, like two suited cards or connected structure, meaning many draws have completed.
Playing Background
On the river, when facing a raise, a cold call usually indicates strong hand strength because the player must overcome the disadvantage of being out of position and passive calling. When the board is wet, the opponent's range may include made hands and bluffs, so a cold call requires appropriate pot odds and opponent tendencies.
Strategic Considerations
- Typical scenario: For example, after the preflop raiser makes a continuation bet, when the river completes a straight or flush, the opponent raises. You hold a medium-strength hand (e.g., top pair). The opponent may raise with value hands (completed draws) or bluffs (uncompleted draws). On a wet board, a cold call can induce the opponent to continue bluffing, or to showdown without being raised.
- Risk: Cold calling means giving up the right to re-raise. If the opponent is value-raising, you may pay too much; if the opponent is bluffing, you cannot extract extra value.
- Suggestion: Only use this when the opponent's range contains enough bluff combos and your hand can beat those bluffs. Also, observe whether the opponent over-bluffs on wet boards.
Related Terms
- Wet Board
- Cold Call
- River