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You’re about to learn how to make more money with your c-bet strategy on the flop, specifically as the in position preflop raiser. This is one of the most common situations in poker so it’s critical you avoid the big mistakes discussed throughout this show.
This episode of Upswing Poker Level-Up starts by covering flops on which you should c-bet every single time (or close to it). Then Mike Brady and @garyblackwoodpoker work their way down until they reach flops on which you should almost never c-bet. Important factors to consider such as bet sizing and position are discussed along the way.
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Check out the written version of this show: https://upswingpoker.com/podcast/ep4-c-bet-frequency/
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i cbat all the time
Comments help, this is me doing my part. Thank you for helping me, hopefully, get better at this game.
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@12:30 So I ran into a spot very similar to this in a local card room tournament last night. 35 players, I'm 9 handed on my table.
blinds are 200/400, no BB antes. Effective stack is mine, ~13k
Action folded around to me, and I look at Ad, Jd in the Cutoff. I raise to 1900, approx. 4.8x sizing.
Button folds, SB calls the 1700. BB folds.
Flops comes: 3d, 4h, 9d. A low frequency board for most of my range, except that I'm on the front door nut flush draw, and backdoor wheel draw.
4K in the pot. SB checks to me, I lead out for 1500, approx 37-38% pot.
SB check-raises to 3200. Basically a min-click.
At this point, I've got 9.6k back, and my SPR is about 0.7.
Given my equity (about 34%), I just ship it in. My opponent tanks for about 15 seconds, then calls, and flips over 9s, 4s, for 2pair.
Turn comes: 2h
River comes: 10c
So I brick out, but I still feel like I played this hand properly. I may have sized too large pre-flop, but as you can well see, there are a LOT of fish in my casino that call off large opens out of position with lots of junk, so I tend to size up a little bit on my preflop opens even when in position, as it's very rare that everyone will fold.
But this flop sorta looks a little like your 753 flop example of low frequency c-betting, and my question was, how do nut straight and flush draws alter this frequency? If you're opening with hands like AJs, AQs, AKs, KQs, and you get boards like this that are 4-flushed to your hand, does that alter the frequency with which you should be c-betting?
Thanks!
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Absolute gold fellas, great video, I've been loving the series. I'm an Upswing lab member and still took the time to help hammer home some great points from Mike and Gary.