running in circles

[Josh.]

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Also I agree with you about the river "blocking bet"

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What is a blocking bet?

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in NL, when you think you might have the best hand, you can make a moderately small bet on the river. to your opponent, it might look like you're trying to sell a strong hand, when in reality you're just trying to prevent him from making an even bigger bet.

here what i mean is that i'm betting because i think i get more value from him calling with worse hands than i would from him betting worse hands if i check