It didn’t take long for professionals to figured out that betting the flop EVERY time when they were the preflop aggressor, was a profitable play.
So Mike, is this a highly recommended play ? It makes sense and depending upon how many are still in the hand and how big the c bet is, maybe a way to take down the pot.
The defense strategy has changed, as touched on in the essay, in a way that makes cbetting 100% of the time suboptimal.
There are certain flops that are 100% CBets on the flop. But there are other flop textures that prefer a check back.
As far as multiplayer hands go, there are a lot less c bets as it is more likely that one of your opponents got a piece of the flop. Therefore, to balance your continuing range, you need to check back on hands that you did connect with at a greater percentage when multi way.
I tend to be like that old school pro. Unfortunately, that evidently no longer works even though I am old. Good lesson though on how to bet and play post flop.
It didn’t take long for professionals to figured out that betting the flop EVERY time when they were the preflop aggressor, was a profitable play.
So Mike, is this a highly recommended play ? It makes sense and depending upon how many are still in the hand and how big the c bet is, maybe a way to take down the pot.
Noel,
In the modern game, no it isn’t.
The defense strategy has changed, as touched on in the essay, in a way that makes cbetting 100% of the time suboptimal.
There are certain flops that are 100% CBets on the flop. But there are other flop textures that prefer a check back.
As far as multiplayer hands go, there are a lot less c bets as it is more likely that one of your opponents got a piece of the flop. Therefore, to balance your continuing range, you need to check back on hands that you did connect with at a greater percentage when multi way.
I tend to be like that old school pro. Unfortunately, that evidently no longer works even though I am old. Good lesson though on how to bet and play post flop.
Noel, Believe it or not, old school still works pretty well in small stakes games. It’s when you level up that it becomes problematic at times.
Being able to shift your game as necessary is the key.