Postflop Play
Board texture, initiative, and choosing a bet that does work.
Once three cards are face up, the hand stops being about two private cards and starts being about how those two cards interact with a board that both players can see. This group covers reading texture, deciding whether a board favours the range that raised or the range that called, and the difference between a bet that folds out live equity, a bet that builds a pot for a hand that is already ahead, and a bet that accomplishes neither. Most avoidable losses in No-Limit Texas Hold'em happen on the flop and turn, not before the flop.
Discussions in this area
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Week 3 of 7
Continuation betting on dry boards
A dry board misses most calling ranges, which is exactly why a small continuation bet does so much work on it.
7 min
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Week 4 of 7
Reading bet sizing
Bet sizing leaks more information than any physical mannerism, because it has to be chosen on every street.
6 min
