# Block Bet

> Source: [Block Bet in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/block-bet)

## Definition
A Block Bet Is A Small Out-Of-Position Bet, Typically Twenty To Thirty Percent Of The Pot, Made On The Turn Or River With A Medium-Strength Hand To Set Your Own Price For Showdown And Prevent The In-Position Opponent From Betting A Much Larger Amount. To Stay Unexploitable, Players Balance Block Bets With A Few Nutted Traps And Bluffs.

- **Category**: Postflop
- **Term Code**: `block-bet`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Value Bet](https://smarter.poker/glossary/value-bet) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/value-bet.md)): A Value Bet Is A Bet Made Because Worse Hands Will Call It Often Enough To Show A Profit. The Test Is Simple: If The Opponent Calls, Are You Ahead Of Most Of The Hands They Call With? Value Bets Pay For Bluffs In A Balanced Strategy, And Missing Them Costs More Money Than Most Players Realize.
- [OOP (Out Of Position)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/out-of-position) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/out-of-position.md)): Out Of Position, Or OOP, Means Acting Before Your Opponent On Each Postflop Street. The Out Of Position Player Gives Information Away First And Has Less Control Over The Size Of The Pot, Which Lowers The Value Of Every Hand. The Blinds Play Most Pots Out Of Position, Which Is Why They Defend Tighter Than Their Price Suggests.
- [C-Bet (Continuation Bet)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/c-bet) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/c-bet.md)): A C-Bet, Or Continuation Bet, Is A Flop Bet By The Player Who Made The Last Raise Before The Flop. It Continues The Story The Raise Told. Solver Strategies C-Bet Small And Often On Boards That Favor The Raiser's Range And Bet Less, Or Check, On Boards That Connect Better With The Caller.
- [SPR (Stack To Pot Ratio)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/spr) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/spr.md)): SPR, The Stack To Pot Ratio, Is The Effective Stack Divided By The Pot At The Start Of A Street, Usually The Flop. A Low SPR, Below About Three, Means Top Pair Is Often Worth Getting All In. A High SPR, Above Ten, Rewards Hands That Can Make The Nuts And Punishes One Pair Hands That Overcommit.

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