PL Strategy: Firing the Second Barrel March 12
Last week Dan Skolovy taught you how to use the continuation bet to help you become a winning poker player - but what happens when your donkey opponent calls? The pot's getting bigger and your hand still hasn't improved! Watch today's Texas Hold'em video strategy tip to learn exactly what to do in this situation.
There's a big difference between a naked bluff and a calculated second-barrel bet. Learn which turn cards are good to fire at and which ones will end up costing you money.
Our beginner poker strategy video tips apply to multi-table tournaments, sit-and-gos and cash games both online and live. Take advantage of Dan Skolovy's experience and you'll be a winning poker player raking more than your share of pots!
Comments
4Sean Lind
2010-05-05Alex,
This is all a question of ranges. You have to think about what hands they put you on. When they check call the flop there are only two options: They have a draw, they have a weak made hand (if they have a monster, good for them).
Now, for them to check call, they have to be putting you on a hand they beat, or they have a draw. When the ace comes out, their draw is still a draw, but any made hand is now crushed, since the only thing they can put us on is a strong ace, like AK here. We have that, or we're stone-cold bluffing. I see this as giving us a massive amount of Fold Equity.
Obviously it's not a given that he will fold, he could have a flush draw with the ace, but his range is wide, and the relative range we're worried about is small.
Alex
2010-05-05Is it correct to fire the 1st n 2nd barrel on the example 1 coz i dun see any fold equity that we hav, how if he called us on the turn should we fire the 3rd as a bluff? If against a good player sometimes they won't fold to the 2nd barrel even they 're holdin a middle pair or 2 over cards, agree?
nate
2009-06-22is there any way i can speak to you dan? got a few questions to ask.
Daniel
2009-03-13Dan, thanks for the vids, they have been very helpful... I know this is fairly basic stuff and I dont know what it is, but after watching all your videos the other day i thought about it while playing and found myself playing with a strange new confidence in the ability to read random people and as a side effect i have been tilting less. Especially the c-bet lessons are something i keep in mind. Thank you very much.