Mastering The Fundamentals: Continuation Betting

Knowing when to continuation bet and for how much is a crucial skill in becoming a winning poker player! Learn exactly what you need in this poker training video created by 2 time WPT Champion Jonathan Little!

Most poker players will often tell you that they know exactly when to continuation bet and for how much, but Jonathan Little is here to teach you that most people really do not! Most people are on either side of the spectrum, either they continuation bet far too often or not nearly enough.

Here is a list of some of the quick tips that Jonathan teaches in this video about continuation betting:

If your opponent will fold far too often, you should continuation bet a LOT.
If your opponent will rarely raise, you should continuation bet a LOT.
A powerful strategy in most games is to bet frequently and small because if your opponent folds to often you will immediately profit.
You should always categorize your hands into 4 hand types: Premium Made Hands, Draws, Marginal Made Hands & Junk.
If range advantage is small: bet less often
If range advantage is large: bet more often
As you bet more frequently you should generally bet smaller (under 33% pot)
As you bet less frequently you should generally bet larger (50-100% pot)
You will usually bet small on boards where the current nuts is likely to be the nuts by the river.
When stacks are deep, bet larger. Equally when stacks are shallow, bet smaller!

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0:00 - Continuation Betting
0:24 - Should You Continuation Bet Every Time?
1:12 - Basic Poker Math
4:28 - Game Theory Optimal - Continuation Betting
5:28 - The 4 Hand Types You MUST Learn!
7:07 - Range Advantage
12:03 - How Much Should You Bet?
17:00 - Continuation Betting Flow Chart
18:46 - Continuation Betting Examples - With Range Advantage
29:34 - When You Do NOT Have The Range Advantage
30:16 - Continuation Betting Examples - No Range Advantage
34:05 - Common Mistakes


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