continuation betting

[indysnoopy]

I predominantly play 6 handed cash tables online. I am interested to see how often ppl like to make a continuation bet on the flop having raised preflop.

Personally, I will usually follow up whether i hit or miss the flop. I would say i make a continuation bet 70%-80% of the time overall.

I am never sure though when it is favorable to do so apart from my gut feelings and how others are playing.

Obviously, if i hit hard on the flop, i want to bet if there is a good chance my opponent also hit.
If i hit a pair or whatever i nearly always want to bet to take the pot there and then or find out where i am.
If i miss the flop then i only want to bet when i think they also missed.

So if i miss, what type of flops should i be making a continuation bet?

If the board is high, especially if there is an ace. I would say it may be preferable to bet because they will put u on an ace having raised preflop however, having called your raise, they are also likely to have an ace.

If the board is low, you may want to bet because it is unlikely they have hit, however, they may well play back at you and reraise because they know it is unlikely that i hit.

Similarly if the board is paired. An opponent is even more likely to play back at me tho knowing that it is unlikely that i have hit and also knowing that there is a good chance i would slowplay if i had trips or better.

If there is 3 to a flush, again a bet may be good because an opponent is likely to fold unless they have at least one of that suit.

In fact, every flop has advantages and disadvantages in terms of the likelihood of a successful continuation bet working so i have started to believe that it is correct therefore to just continuation bet with a particular frequency when you miss regardless of the flop. This is assuming only one player calls and you have no information on the types of hand that player calls with preflop. {Obviously, if i knew this player always raised with pairs and only ever called with big aces and then an ace came on the flop i would give it up immediately. Conversely, if i knew a player played very loose preflop, I might bet an ace to represent especially if i have a tight table image.)

I feel i have begun to answer my own question somewhat but i am still interested to know what others think.

So when and how often should i make a continuation bet against one caller in 6 handed cash games?

[OneEyeLefty]

In NLRG play, I like to play everything slow. Trap poker is what I play when in a short handed game. I like to let the over aggressive player give me his chips. However, when I am playing that way, I like to follow up as well. If it makes sense of course. I don't want to put money into a pot having missed completely, knowing I am getting a call. That's just bad poker.


Lefty

[rakmupagain]

for every pot that u trap me i take 6 from you. That's why phil helmuth cant win online. You have to be aggresive, when u raise preflop, I think u should make a continuation bet of 1/2 to 2/3 pot 80% of time or more. Of course this depends on ur competition, but if i were playin one eye, I'd bet 100% not even lookin at flop.

[grinditoutMZ]

for every pot that u trap me i take 6 from you. That's why phil helmuth cant win online. You have to be aggresive, when u raise preflop, I think u should make a continuation bet of 1/2 to 2/3 pot 80% of time or more. Of course this depends on ur competition, but if i were playin one eye, I'd bet 100% not even lookin at flop.

x10000000

exactly. Trap poker in a cash game is moronic - after all what players are you versing that will dedicate their entire stack till the river (100BB at least)? Cash isn't a tournament where a players stack will often cause them to push in a marginal situation

As for c-betting for when it misses you, the flop texture is most important. A rainbow board of 962 will be a great board to c-bet, as most people with TT+ will 3-bet the BTN and Ax that missed will probably not call (or he can float, in which case you can put him on a weak hand or an extremely strong one). So analyse the flop texture when determining to c-bet and also it is important to take notes on what they called with and how they played it, some players will call a BTN raise with almost anything so it's good to take notes (especially if you are 6 tabling).