Re: explain to me the mathematics of a blocking bet
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the blocking bet may well be -EV in that situation, but it may still be your best play
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There are many times in NLHE, as noted above, when checking and value-betting each have a lower overall expectation than betting, say, 1/4 to 1/3 of the pot, even when few (if any) worse hands will call and few (if any) better hands will fold.
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I'd like to see you show this with some examples and math. I believe there are very very few times this is the case.
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