# Board Texture

> Source: [Board Texture in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/board-texture)

## Definition
Board Texture Describes How The Community Cards Interact. A Dry Board Such As K72 With Three Suits Offers Few Draws, A Wet Board Is Full Of Straight And Flush Possibilities, And A Monotone Board Shows Three Cards Of One Suit. Texture Decides Which Range It Favors, Which Is Why Bet Sizes And Frequencies Change From Flop To Flop.

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

## Related Poker Terms

- [Wet Board](https://smarter.poker/glossary/wet-board) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/wet-board.md)): A Wet Board Is A Flop Or Turn With Many Straight And Flush Possibilities, Such As J T 9 With Two Hearts. Equities Run Closer On Wet Boards, So Strong Hands Bet Larger To Charge Draws, And Ranges Change Sharply From Street To Street. The Opposite Is A Dry Board, Where Few Draws Exist And Small Bets Are Common.
- [Range Advantage](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range-advantage) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range-advantage.md)): Range Advantage Means One Player's Whole Range Has More Equity On The Current Board Than The Opponent's Range. The Preflop Raiser Usually Has It On High Card Flops Such As A K 4. The Player With Range Advantage Can Bet Often With A Small Size, While The Other Player Defends More Carefully And Bets Rarely.
- [Nut Advantage](https://smarter.poker/glossary/nut-advantage) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/nut-advantage.md)): Nut Advantage Means One Player's Range Holds More Of The Strongest Possible Hands On The Current Board Than The Opponent's Range Does. It Is Different From Range Advantage, Which Compares Average Strength. A Player With A Nut Advantage Can Use Large Bets And Overbets, Because The Opponent Rarely Holds Hands Strong Enough To Punish Them.
- [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.

## Related Strategy Lessons

- [Continuation Betting: When To C-Bet](https://smarter.poker/learn/continuation-betting) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/continuation-betting.md)): A Continuation Bet Is A Bet On The Flop By The Player Who Raised Before It, And It Works Best On Boards That Favour The Raiser's Range: A One Third Pot C-Bet Needs To Win The Pot Only 25% Of The Time To Profit As A Pure Bluff.
- [How To Read Board Texture](https://smarter.poker/learn/board-texture) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/board-texture.md)): Board Texture Describes How Connected And Suited The Community Cards Are, And It Decides Which Ranges The Flop Favours: A Dry Board Such As K 7 2 Of Three Suits Changes Little From Street To Street, While A Monotone Flop Already Gives 45 Of The 1176 Possible Two Card Hands A Made Flush.

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