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Originally Posted by jdadverb
$2-$5 game playing about $500 deep.
Hero: AdKs MP and opens to $25
Hijack, SB and BB call. None are super aggressive. SB is pretty loose passive.
8h5c2h
Checks to me.
How often should you Cbet and how much?
I will c-bet because the bet’s success has everything to do with what other players have, and little or nothing to do with what the hero holds (or what we represent) This will not be true for all other bluffs bets, but it is true of c-bets. On this flop, it’s obvious the pre-flop raiser missed for TP only. However, in a typical 1/2 or 2/5 game, it’s far more important to c-bet on the 8,5,2 flop because as I've said opponents that have called pre will relate their holding to the flop. You will only be called by Sets, 99+ or TP and since we already have the blinds out of the picture when they check we can assume they either have missed or have weak holdings. If you bet $50 into $100 pot and get a call you have the opportunity to understand the "second-action" on the turn. That street is crucial to pinpoint villain's hand. Without the c-bet you can't be sure what they represent if they or call the flop or lead the turn.
As I said many times over and over when you get called preflop and the flop comes down all the calling players relate their hands to the flop. The flop is their salvation. Stop a little and calm yourself down, think what you do when you call preflop with a hand like say A3s or T9s. What is in your mind when the flop is about to come down like 8, 5, 2? - Well? .., do I have to say anything more?
I hope you understood,