Part: Part Six - Betting After the Flop

The delayed c-bet

Flop
Heads-upPot 1,300 (6.5 BB)7♠6♣2♥COA♦Q♣● 25,000 (125 BB)YOUace-high, in positionBB● 25,000 (125 BB)Big blindchecksD

You opened and the big blind called. Flop 7♠ 6♣ 2♥ - a low, slightly connected board; you have A-Q high. He checks.

A low board that connects with a caller's range, and you have just ace-high. Best?

WhyCheck behind. This low board hits the big blind's calling range more than yours, so an immediate c-bet gets called or raised too often. Check to control the pot and keep your ace-high - you can fire a delayed c-bet on a better turn card.
What happensYou check behind.  Pot stays 1,300 (6.5 BB).
Turn
Heads-upPot 1,300 (6.5 BB)7♠6♣2♥K♠COA♦Q♣● 25,000 (125 BB)YOUace-high; a good barreling cardBB● 25,000 (125 BB)Big blindchecksD

Turn K♠ - an overcard that favors your range. He checks again.

A king arrives (good for your range) and he checks twice. Best?

WhyFire the delayed c-bet. The king is a card you'd often have and a scary one for him, and his two checks signal weakness. Betting now represents the strong hand and folds out his weak holdings - the delayed line worked better than betting the low flop.
What happensYou bet 900; he folds.  The delayed c-bet takes it.
You skipped the c-bet on a board that favored the caller and instead fired on a turn card that favored you - the delayed c-bet, choosing the better street to attack.

Delay your c-bet on low boards that hit the caller's range - check the flop and barrel a later card that favors yours.