Continuation Bet (C-Bet) (C-Bet)
Also known as: Continuation Bet, cbet, c bet
A bet by the preflop aggressor on the flop (or later), continuing the initiative built before the flop.
A c-bet is a bet from the player who took the last aggressive preflop action — usually the raiser — on the flop. As the aggressor you walk into the flop with the range advantage on most boards, which is what justifies betting a high share of your range.
Frequency and sizing are driven by board texture, not by your specific hand:
- Dry boards (e.g. K72r) favor a high-frequency, small c-bet — often a range bet around 25–33% pot — because the in-position aggressor's range dominates and there are few draws to charge.
- Wet boards (e.g. T98ss) cut your c-bet frequency sharply and pull toward bigger sizings (66–100% pot) on the combos you do bet, because equities run closer and the nut advantage often shifts.
A c-bet is not automatic. Solvers check a meaningful chunk of range on connected, low boards where the caller's range hits hard. The old "always c-bet" heuristic bleeds chips. Build your betting and checking ranges so each is protected — value, bluffs with equity (backdoor draws, flush draws), and made hands that prefer to check back.
Example
Single-raised pot, you open CO and BB calls, 100bb deep. Flop K♠7♦2♣. This is maximally dry and range-favoring: solvers bet ~85–90% of your range for ~33% pot. On T♥9♥8♠ instead, the same range checks ~45–55% — BB's calling range smashes this texture and your nut advantage is gone.