Overbetting the river has ended up being a preferred proceed the high-stakes online poker event scene. Making a bet of bigger than the pot size can place your opponent in a challenging spot without cards delegated come.
“When I’m looking to overbet someone, I’m not looking for a specific hand or a specific board to do it,” said Laplante to start off his discussion of the topic. “I’m more focused on what their range looks like. What I’m trying to look for is when [your opponent] has a fairly weak and capped range. That is when you are going to really want to hammer those overbets.”
In the video clip meeting, Laplante first discusses exactly how to set about choosing to when to make use of a big ‘overbet’ sizing on river bluffs. He then goes on to define when you might determine to overbet the river for value.
“Anything that is at the top of your range, it doesn’t really matter,” said Laplante. “What does matter is, that when you get to that situation and are thinking about building that range, you need to be pretty well balanced against your bluffs.”
“When I’m choosing that sizing, it is far more important to make sure I’m using enough of my value range to protect my few bluffs,” continued Laplante.
The final section of the video is interested in what you ought to consider when encountering a river overbet.
“When I’m facing [a river overbet], that is where my hand combos matter significantly. When I make it to the river with a fairly weak and capped range, I am focusing on what kind of combos of hands do I have that are best to call with based on whether or not I block reasonable bluff combos.”
