Quote Originally Posted by mcatdog
I make a lot of super thin value bets on the river and I balance that out by bluffing the river a decent amount too. Seems like you probably go bet-bet-check in spots where other players (like me) might go bet-check-bet. Could you elaborate on why, or let me know if I'm just way off?
Bet Bet is a stronger line than Bet Check Bet. The easiest to pick off and quite common bluff is the Bet Check Bet line, you get called down on this a lot more than someone who makes the same $ total on Flop and Turn. There's a lot of hands people are willing to go through two streets of betting, but not three. When someone makes a second strong bet on the turn, opponents fear calling not just the turn but also the river and many will fold a large part of their range. These same players would call the second bet on the river though, instead of the turn.