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What Is Continuation Bet in Poker?

A postflop bet by the aggressor from the prior street, commonly the preflop raiser.

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What it means

A flop continuation bet does not imply the bettor hit the board.

AT THE TABLE

A practical example

You raise preflop, the big blind calls, then you bet the flop.

Where you will hear it

Texas Hold’em, Omaha where applicable. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Also called: c-bet, cbet, continuation betting

Related concepts

Donk BetA bet into the player who held the betting initiative on the previous street.Explore ↗Probe BetA bet made when the prior street's aggressor declines to bet and action later returns to another player.Explore ↗Check-RaiseChecking and then raising an opponent's bet on the same street.Explore ↗Double BarrelBetting on two consecutive postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗Triple BarrelBetting all three postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex