Should You C-Bet? (Day 8 Course Discussion)

Amanda A said:

So when you have a strong made hand say top pair top kicker, but the board is wet with a lot of draws isn’t it right to cbet on the higher side closer to 3/4 or full pot to charge your opponent for seeing another card? That way if they pay too big a price to see their card they are making a mistake. You want to play a game that leads your opponents to make mistakes, right? They are not getting the right odds to call but they call with there draw anyway. Is that an ok way to think about it?

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Coinuss said:

The most powerful sentence for me: “If you are not sure what is right
the game is there, then you have to bet
instead of checking. " I realized that if I doubt, the opponent also doubts, and cbet works well. Now I look at the wet board and sometimes I win a small pot when cbet works, and lose a lot when cbet fails works. Now it's more obvious. Thanks Colin and Katie.

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marvinsytan said:

Now, i think im cbetting too much
Thanks need to improve

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marvinsytan said:

Thanks Coach Katie, really appreciate the video

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king11682 said:

Thanks for this lesson, I have learned how to improve c-bet, before I kept doing it regardless of the board but now I have learned that I should not do it if a wet hand appears on the flop or if many players call the flop unless my hand connect well and be the strongest hand.

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tagece said:

After watching this lesson i increased my cbet actions and I must say that this worked fine. The way you analyse the board texture to make this decision is a a very good approach. Thanks!

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hanio75 said:

Hello, Collin, how is cool, in this class I was able to understand when I should apply the action cbet.
When there is a possibility of improving the hand and the opponents have signaled that they have not hited the flop;
Don' t beting cbet on the wet post flop because villains can to get a better hand than low pairs;
Don't beting when there are more than four players;
Don't apply cbet if I don't want to continue applying check-raise;
And if the villain checks, I should only continue if the hand's mine of the game can improve, otherwise it is better to fold.
If I am wrong, give directions to me. I apologize for my English. I've been looking to improve too. Thank you Cardschat team.

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Geyomobama said:

If we know that the table has good players that pickup we are capable of c betting they can float us.

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userme4321 said:

1 C-beat single opponent, unlikely to have connected, dry flop, weak hand good to follow through
2 No C-beat too many players, won't get enough folds. I would have called connecting with the A on the river.
I'm learning, gonna practice C-beating and go more often with weaker hands while checking on more prime ones...

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CMack3 said:

Thank you, more good stuff.
Very good guidelines on C - betting. As explained, these are not written in stone and if you have reads on players, table image etc., etc., you can deviate OCCASIONALLY. However, having a strong framework for C - betting as you have detailed makes you that much tougher to play against and therefore, a better player.
On the flip side, I will be watching my opponents closer in regards to their C - betting range. I think this will tell me a lot about their game. Example, if they constantly bomb a C - bet regardless of the situation, this may tell me they are weak aggressive, which is exploitable and likely leads to other ares of their game. If a players follows a guideline as taught here, this may be telling me they are a thinking player, solid even good which also should lead to other aspect of their game, which will have to be considered for play against them.
Peace!

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