Part: Part Eight - Making Moves
Floating to steal it later
Flop
You called a raise on the button with Q♦J♣. Flop A♠ 7♦ 3♣ - you missed, but you have position on a player who c-bets every flop. He bets.
You whiff, but you have position against an automatic c-bettor. Best?
WhyHe fires this ace-high flop the way he fires every flop - automatically - so his bet says almost nothing. Calling with position keeps all his bluffs in the pot and leaves you to grab it the moment he shuts down. Raising now bloats the pot with queen-high; folding shows the button too much respect.
What happensYou call. Pot 5,200 (13 BB), and now you're the one driving the hand.
Turn
Turn 9♥ - a blank, and now he checks, giving up.
He checks the turn, surrendering. Best?
WhyThat turn check is the white flag the float was built to catch - he's got nothing and quit. A bet collects a pot your queen-high could never win at showdown; position and a read did what your cards couldn't.
What happensYou bet 2,800 and he folds. The float turned his auto-pilot into your pot.
You flatted an auto-c-bettor with air and position, then seized the pot the moment he checked and quit. The float uses position to beat a player whose aggression is on a timer.
Position beats predictable aggression. Against someone who c-bets every flop and gives up when called, flat and take the pot away on a later street.