general/strategy question on flops

[thelyingthief]

generally, releasing a hand is the proper response when your pocket comes up empty on the flop.

when do you persist, even though you have no board? at what limits do you change this approach? how is your decision affected by the vpip-of/reads-on your opponent? any other exceptions?

i am assuming SH play.

thanks,
TLT

[philnewall]

Position and no. of opponents still in the hand are the most important variables.

[thelyingthief]

more opponents persist?

[allaboutmyfetti]

just how empty you came up as well as the reads/stats on opponents makes a big difference as well.

[WordWhiz]

Usually more opponents means you should be less inclined to keep going with no hand, since the odds of someone else having a hand are much greater. If you raise preflop with AKo and the flop comes Q89 rainbow, you might c-bet against one opponent, but you should quietly c/f against 3. The exception would be a board that you doubt helped anyone else either. If you raise frop CO with JTs, and get 3 calls, and the flop comes 992, you should consider a c-bet if SB and BB check to you, as your hand is likely not best, but it's doubtful anyone else has anything either, and they'll fold their K8, A4 type hands often enough to make the bet profitable.

[philnewall]

I agree with Whiz, except if you have position you can always bet the flop to try and force them out and take a free card somewhere if you get called in more than 1 place.