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What Is Floating in Poker?

Calling a bet with a plan to contest the pot on a later street.

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What it means

A float may have some equity; it is not automatically a pure bluff.

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A practical example

You call a small flop bet in position and bet when the aggressor checks the turn.

Where you will hear it

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

Related concepts

Delayed Continuation BetA continuation bet postponed after checking an earlier street.Explore ↗Bluff CatcherA hand that usually loses to value bets but beats bluffs.Explore ↗Triple BarrelBetting all three postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗Thin ValueA value bet expected to be called by only a narrow set of worse hands.Explore ↗Double BarrelBetting on two consecutive postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗

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