Block Bet

A block bet is a small bet made by someone who is OOP in order to prevent a larger bet from their opponent.

Example: The board 3 flushed on the river and I didn't want to have to call a large bet. I fired a blocking bet of around 1/3 and hoped villain didnt raise.


Created by JKDS on 23 Jul, 2009

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