Value Betting Cheat Sheet

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Value Betting Cheat Sheet by Jonathan Little
Value Betting
Value bet when you are against
If your opponent plays well, try to play
someone who will not bluff if you
a somewhat balanced strategy.
A value bet is a bet made with the
check.
As you play with a wider range, you
intention of being called in order to
Value bet when you are against a range
should value bet with a wider range
extract more money from a likely worse
of mostly draws that will not raise as a
because you will have more bluff as
hand.
semi-bluff and made hands that you
well.
You do this by getting worse made
beat.
Realize that when value betting well,
hands to call.
you will occasionally get called by
Do NOT value bet when you are unsure
You do this by charging inferior hands
how your opponent will react versus a
better hands.
some amount to draw.
bet.
Pot Control
The two main reasons to bet are to
Check behind when your opponent will:
value bet and to bluff.
o Bet with worse made hands as
Pot control is checking behind on the
You should value bet on the river when
a bluff.
flop or turn in order to:
you think you have the best hand at
o Bet worse made hands for
o Avoid getting blown off your
least 50% of the time when you get
value.
hand.
called.
o Call a river bet when he would
o Induce your opponent to bluff.
Having the best hand once the river
not call a turn bet.
o Allow you to extract value from
comes is NOT a good enough reason to
Be less inclined to value bet when in a
worse hands on the river.
value bet.
tournament (or playing on a short
Pot control when you are likely way
With strong hands, value bet when it is
bankroll), losing will leave you with a
ahead or way behind.
somewhat likely that your opponent
significantly less profitable stack.
Pot control when opponents will bluff
has a worse made hand.
Example: When you check on the river
when turn checks.
Slow playing is almost always a poor
and you will have either 40bbs or 80
Pot control when you can extract
option because you want to play large
bbs, but if you bet, you will either have
additional value from marginal hands
pots with your premium hands.
20bbs or 100bbs.
on the river.
Checking usually leads to small pots.
20bbs and 40bbs are quite different but
Do NOT pot control when opponents
Most of your value betting range will be
80bbs and 100bbs are similar.
will pay you off poorly.
non-nut hands.
If your opponent is a calling station,
Do NOT pot control when opponents
With these hands, you should bet with
value bet wide.
will not bluff the river.
the intention of folding unless your
If your opponent only calls bets with
opponent is overly wild/creative.
premium hands, don’t value bet with
Your opponent’s tendencies will change
marginal hands.
the value of your hands.

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