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?
WhyFloat. Calling in position keeps his many bluffs in and sets up to take the pot on a later street when he gives up. Raising now commits chips with nothing; folding surrenders too easily to a player who c-bets far too wide.
What happensYou call. Pot: 5,200 (13 BB).
Turn
Turn 9♥ - a blank, and now he checks, giving up.
He checks the turn, surrendering. Best?
WhyBet. His turn check is the surrender the float was built to punish - a bet takes the pot you couldn't have won by folding the flop. Position plus a read on his c-bet frequency turned air into a winner.
What happensYou bet 2,800; he folds. The float collects it.
You called the flop with position and air against an auto-c-bettor, then took the pot when he checked the turn - the float, a move that uses position to beat predictable aggression.
Float in position against players who c-bet too often - call the flop planning to take the pot away when they give up.