In general, when you make a good hand – for example, top pair or better – you should go ahead and continue betting.
Knowing when to c-bet and when to check instead is a much harder skill to learn, and involves an understanding of your own hand, how it connects with the flop and what your opponent is likely to be holding.Ĭ-betting for value is clearly more logical than bluffing. It can be done as either a bluff or a bet with a good poker hand for value. This is simply when the player who raises pre-flop continues their aggressive play by betting again on the flop. In No Limit Hold’em, one of the most effective strategies is the continuation bet (or ‘c-bet’).
