Part Six - Betting After the Flop

After the flop, every bet should have a purpose - value, protection, denying equity, or as a bluff - and the board texture sets your sizing (big on wet boards, small on dry). The continuation bet is your main weapon, but you must know when to fire a second or third barrel (on cards that favor your range) and when to give up after one. Out of position you choose between check-raising (for value or as a semi-bluff), check-calling as a bluff-catcher, and donk-leading when the board belongs to your range; in position you can float, fire a delayed or probe bet, or control the pot with medium hands. Big draws play aggressively as semi-bluffs; monsters sometimes call for a slow-play; and even an overpair can be a fold. Multiway, you tighten sharply. These eighteen hands drill post-flop betting from every angle.