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A continuation bet

No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake

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  1. Preflop · Pot: 3 chips

    The blinds are posted. Players are shown clockwise from the button. Chip amounts are used throughout.

    • Button / small blind: As Kh · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1
    • Big blind: Qc Jc · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
  2. Preflop · Pot: 8 chips

    Heads-up, the button posts the small blind and acts first before the flop. The button raises to 6.

    • Button / small blind: As Kh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
    • Big blind: Qc Jc · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
  3. Preflop · Pot: 12 chips

    The big blind adds 4 chips to call. Each player has contributed 6.

    • Button / small blind: As Kh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
    • Big blind: Qc Jc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
  4. Flop · Pot: 12 chips

    The flop gives the button top pair. After the flop, the big blind acts first.

    Board: Ac 7d 2s

    • Button / small blind: As Kh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Qc Jc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
  5. Flop · Pot: 12 chips

    The big blind checks with no bet to call.

    Board: Ac 7d 2s

    • Button / small blind: As Kh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Qc Jc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
  6. Flop · Pot: 16 chips

    The preflop raiser bets 4 into 12. This is a continuation bet; here it is made for value.

    Board: Ac 7d 2s

    • Button / small blind: As Kh · Stack 190 · Round contribution 4
    • Big blind: Qc Jc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
  7. Flop · Pot: 12 chips

    The big blind folds. The uncalled 4-chip bet returns to the button, who wins the 12-chip pot. The pot is shown before collection.

    Board: Ac 7d 2s

    • Button / small blind: As Kh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Qc Jc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0 · Folded

Educational example. Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.

Understanding pot odds

No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake

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  1. Preflop · Pot: 3 chips

    The blinds are posted. Players are shown clockwise from the button. Chip amounts are used throughout.

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
  2. Preflop · Pot: 8 chips

    The button opens to 6 chips.

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
  3. Preflop · Pot: 12 chips

    The big blind calls 4 more chips.

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
  4. Flop · Pot: 12 chips

    The button has a flush draw; the big blind has a set.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
  5. Flop · Pot: 18 chips

    The big blind bets 6 into 12. The pot is now 18.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 194 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 6
  6. Flop · Pot: 24 chips

    Calling costs 6 to contest a final 24-chip pot: 6 / 24 = 25%. Pot odds alone are not a full decision rule; future betting and the opponent’s range also matter.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 188 · Round contribution 6
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 6
  7. Turn · Pot: 24 chips

    The turn does not complete the flush.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c 3s

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
  8. Turn · Pot: 24 chips

    The big blind checks in this illustrative line.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c 3s

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
  9. Turn · Pot: 24 chips

    The button checks back and takes the free river card.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c 3s

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
  10. River · Pot: 24 chips

    The river completes the button’s ace-high flush.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c 3s 9h

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
  11. River · Pot: 24 chips

    The big blind checks.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c 3s 9h

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
  12. River · Pot: 24 chips

    The button checks back in this teaching line. At showdown the flush beats the set; the pot is 24 before collection. This example teaches pot odds, not optimal river play.

    Board: Kh 7h 2c 3s 9h

    • Button / small blind: Ah Jh · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0
    • Big blind: Ks Kd · Stack 188 · Round contribution 0

Educational example. Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.

A preflop 3-bet

No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake

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  1. Preflop · Pot: 3 chips

    The blinds are posted. Players are shown clockwise from the button. Chip amounts are used throughout.

    • Button: Ah Ad · Stack 200 · Round contribution 0
    • Small blind: 7c 2d · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1
    • Big blind: Ks Qh · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
    • Cutoff: Jc Tc · Stack 200 · Round contribution 0
  2. Preflop · Pot: 9 chips

    The cutoff opens to 6 chips. The 2-chip big blind counts as the first bet, and this raise is the second.

    • Button: Ah Ad · Stack 200 · Round contribution 0
    • Small blind: 7c 2d · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1
    • Big blind: Ks Qh · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
    • Cutoff: Jc Tc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
  3. Preflop · Pot: 27 chips

    The button re-raises to 18 with pocket aces. This is the 3-bet: the third bet in the sequence.

    • Button: Ah Ad · Stack 182 · Round contribution 18
    • Small blind: 7c 2d · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1
    • Big blind: Ks Qh · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
    • Cutoff: Jc Tc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
  4. Preflop · Pot: 27 chips

    The small blind folds. The posted chip stays in the pot.

    • Button: Ah Ad · Stack 182 · Round contribution 18
    • Small blind: 7c 2d · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1 · Folded
    • Big blind: Ks Qh · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2
    • Cutoff: Jc Tc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
  5. Preflop · Pot: 27 chips

    The big blind folds, leaving the cutoff to respond.

    • Button: Ah Ad · Stack 182 · Round contribution 18
    • Small blind: 7c 2d · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1 · Folded
    • Big blind: Ks Qh · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2 · Folded
    • Cutoff: Jc Tc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
  6. Preflop · Pot: 15 chips

    The cutoff folds. The uncalled 12 chips are returned to the button, who wins the remaining 15-chip pot uncontested. The pot is shown before collection.

    • Button: Ah Ad · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6
    • Small blind: 7c 2d · Stack 199 · Round contribution 1 · Folded
    • Big blind: Ks Qh · Stack 198 · Round contribution 2 · Folded
    • Cutoff: Jc Tc · Stack 194 · Round contribution 6 · Folded

Educational example. Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.