Poker Podcast

Blocking Basis – Podcast S8E8

The block bet is a play from the pre-solver era of #poker which many players view with suspicion. Making a small bet in the hope of avoiding a much larger one from an opponent certainly lacks a firm theoretical basis. Like many classic plays, however, modern theory reveals that there is a place for the block bet in today’s game. While the rationale is rather different, the old block bet has experienced a renaissance as part of the “micro-bet metagame.”

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