Posted Wed May 31, 2006 4:28 pm GMT by lwestatbus
A couple of posts used terms with which I am not familiar. The site glossary didn't include them either. Can someone help me out?
"Smooth Call"
"Continuation Bet"
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Posted Wed May 31, 2006 4:37 pm GMT by Johny
smooth call: just calling your opponent's raise
continuation bet: You raised pre-flop and missed the flop. You lead out with a bet to gain information/ pick up the pot.
Posted Wed May 31, 2006 4:52 pm GMT by Phil14312
| Johny wrote: | smooth call: just calling your opponent's raise
continuation bet: You raised pre-flop and missed the flop. You lead out with a bet to gain information/ pick up the pot. |
Smooth call is pretty much just calling a RAISE, you wouldn't smooth call the blinds preflop, that would be a limp. Its just become a "cool" way of saying I called his raise.
Continuation bet: Yes to Johny's above, however, it doesn't have to be only when you miss the flop, you can make a continuation bet when you hit the flop as well. The point is you raised preflop and its checked to you on the flop, a standard bet on the flop would be called a continuation bet.
Posted Wed May 31, 2006 6:10 pm GMT by vyni
Poker Glossary
Better?
Posted Wed May 31, 2006 7:22 pm GMT by lwestatbus
Super on both counts!!!
Thanks to all for the definitions.
Now, can anyone tell me what the little shapes, numbers, letters, and pictures on the cards are for?
Posted Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:39 am GMT by supafrey
smooth call = the same as "calling X bets cold".
Posted Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:17 am GMT by lwestatbus
| supafrey wrote: | | smooth call = the same as "calling X bets cold". |
What if Y bets, or A?
Posted Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:55 am GMT by Iron Butt
My idea of "smooth call" is more specifically a call where the standard play would be to raise. For instance, you have AA, preflop it's 2 bets to you, maybe for some reason you smooth call rather than cap. Same play with K2 wouldn't be a smooth call, just a fishy one.  Flop comes KT9 2-suited, 1 bet to you, standard play might be to raise to protect your pair, but maybe you smooth call wanting to see the turn cheap or get a couple big bets out of a possible TPTK. Etc.
Posted Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:07 pm GMT by Johny
lwestatbus, are being sarcastic or something? 
| Quote: | | Now, can anyone tell me what the little shapes, numbers, letters, and pictures on the cards are for? |
| Quote: | | What if Y bets, or A? |
Posted Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:54 pm GMT by BeerWench13
| lwestatbus wrote: | | Now, can anyone tell me what the little shapes, numbers, letters, and pictures on the cards are for? |
They're just there to distract you. Just pay attention to the colors and you'll be fine.
| Johny wrote: | | lwestatbus, are being sarcastic or something? |
I'm pretty sure the answer is yes. Well, I hope so anyway.
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