Your blockbet examples, give them to me.

[euphoricism]

In the super nitty "OMG FUCKING RIVER" world of SSSHNLHE, the blockbet is something my game has been completely devoid of. I dont think I ever did it until about 10 minutes ago.

So.. examples of good places to use it, please?

[bode]

wow. I just had this same thought when reviewing HH's earlier.

[Harry]

Basically when you put him on a range heavily weighted towards hands that will call a reasonable bet, but check behind when checked to, such as a weak pair, a flush on a paired board, a low flush on a 4-flush board, a straight on a flush board, etc...

A true blocking bet however would be to essentially see a cheaper showdown... when you think part of his range is a strong hand but not one he would be comfortable raising the river with. Therefore, a smallish bet would be cheaper than a check/call as he will probably bet large than you would blocking bet. A raise on the river from most players is very very rarely not a nuts or 2nd nuts type of hand, therefore a fold should be easy if your blocking bet is raised.

I guess my first description is more of a standard value bet than a blocking bet.

[Harry]

Well actually a blocking bet usually serves as both a method of cheap showdown vs part of his range, as well as a value bet vs hands that would check behind.

[minSim]

Having a AA, 2pair, set, on a possible straight and/or flush board is a common blocking bet.

[Vrax]

Blockers like deep money. It's tough to find a room for making true blocking bet, when there is only pot behind. When super deep, villain will flat-call more winning range (with his losing range as well) because even minraising can get him into super-gross spot (when his nice bottom set gets shoved 250BB in the face).

I remember a hand, when I played AQ TPTK OOP with 300BB deep. Villain with bottom set (improved to fullhouse on river) flat-called entire way to the river: my flop PSB, turn 2/3 bet. When I made river half-pot blocker, he tanked...and "just" called. He could make a "value minraise" but probably didn't want to lose three buyins in case I had QQ/mid boat.