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Floating
Floating
“Calling a bet with the intention of re-evaluating future cards and potentially bluffing to re-steal the pot”.
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Whether to float or not depends on a few factors:
— effective stack size
— hand ranges
— board texture
— position
— image
To get started, let’s think about two scenarios and ask some questions.
A) Heads-up. You both have 30 bb, the villain opens 3x from the button and you call from the big blind. The villain c-bets 1/2 pot on a flop of A 9 3 rainbow.
B) Heads-up. You both have 30 bb, you open 3bb on the button, the big blind 3-bets to 8 bb. On the flop, the villain continues betting 1/2 pot. The flop is A 9 3 rainbow.
Now, let’s try some questions:
Which of the following hands is best to float with in Scenario A? Scenario B?
- KQ suited — you have backdoor flush and straight outs
- 43 suited — you have bottom pair and backdoor flush and straight outs
- 88 — you have middle pocket pair
Before considering this play, the effective stack size should be
- Less than 30 bb
- About 30 bb
- More than 30 bb
Which player type is the best player to float?
- Gus Hansen —he is known to be loose, aggressive, and willing to bluff.
- Allen Kessler — the chainsaw is tight, passive, and selective.
- Phil Helmuth — he plays tight, aggressive, and selective.
- Bill Perkins —- as seen on TV, he is loose, passive, and not good at poker.
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Which flop types are the best to float (in-terms of suit)?
- Monotone flops
- Two-Tone flops
- Rainbow flops
Which flop types are the best to float (in-terms of rank)?
- Ace high flops
- King high flops
- Queen high flops
- 9 high flops
Which types of semi-bluff hands are the best to float?
- Ace high flush draw
- Open ended straight draws
- Gut-shot straight draws
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