Indirect Bet
An indirect bet is a bet or raise made by an opponent for a player who is sandbagging a strong hand. The player with the strong hand lets someone else put in the money.
The simple explanation
Suppose you have a very strong hand and you check. If another player bets, and you then raise, you have used the opponent's bet to build the pot. That is an indirect bet.
A closer look
The idea is related to sandbagging, or slow playing. A player who checks a monster hopes that an opponent will bet, and then raises. The risk is that the opponent also checks, and the pot stays small, or that a free card helps another player. It works best when an aggressive player acts after you.
A practical example
A player with a set checks, the next player bets, and the first player check-raises. The pot was built with the opponent's bet.
Full explanation
An indirect bet is a bet or raise made by an opponent for a player who is sandbagging a strong hand. The player with the strong hand lets someone else put in the money.
An indirect bet uses an opponent’s bet to build the pot.
It is related to sandbagging.
The player with the strong hand checks first.
It can fail if the opponent also checks.