New strategy article

For our No Limit players we released an article about "blockbets". These bets are a useful tool when you are out of position.

Today we present you a new No Limit strategy article: "Blockbets". These bets make sense if you are out of position and don't know whether you have the best hand. They help you to find out how good your hand really is. This article will show you how and when to make blockbets:

"If we are out of position on the river and have a hand with showdown value, our opponent however, signals some strength, even if it was just by calling large bets, then we have the chance for a blockbet.
Blockbets are, as the name suggests, bets which constrict the actions of an opponent, and which are supposed to block a possibly large bet of this opponent."

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An example for a typical BlockBet:

Preflop: Hero is SB with K , A
8 folds, Hero raises to $3.00, BB calls.

Flop: ($6.00) K , 3 , 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, BB raises to $7.00, Hero calls.

Turn: ($20.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $13, Hero calls.

River: ($46.00) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $16

Villain raised on the flop and also bet on the turn. It is hence possible that he is holding a strong hand. The board is very dry, however, and we could still be in the lead. We therefore blockbet on the river with about ¼ potsize. If he raises, he probably has two pair or better. If he calls, we might still be leading, and even if he doesn't, we prevented a strong riverbet. If he folds...good too! In that case no one knows which hands we had, and our game cannot be read easily.

Another interesting sample hand is waiting in our forum:
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