Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Do you know when to bet for protection?

Learn the finer details of when to make underbets, and how to pull them off, in this new practical video.

PokerStrategy.com coach W34z3l

Video type

No Limit

Coach:

w34z3l

Status:

Gold

Duration

53 minutes

Watch the Video

Join us today for the next part in the Poker in Practice series from the ever popular w34z3l, where our coach digs deep into specific theory areas using lots of practical hand examples. 

The fourth part in this series teaches us about underbetting and protection betting

Our last video was all about when to overbet, this one is the opposite, and lessons include:

  • What is a protection bet?
  • Bet sizing for protection bets
  • Underbetting the river out of position
  • Hand history review session

If you missed the first three parts of this series you can watch them right here:

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Post Flop Planning

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.