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 Originally Posted by martindcx1e
Originally Posted by bigboy5540
I personally avoid too many feeler bets but sometimes they are necessary. If the pot is pretty big with 4 people in the hand and you hold 99 and the flop comes 10 8 3, you have to fire a feeler bet out there. Yes you are only called by the better hand 90 percent of the time, but if the pot is big you still must bet in this situation. It is not really a value bet because you are always called with the better hand, and it is not really a bluff because you have a hand. It is a feeler bet, and there are many other situations where you must use them. Yes, if feeler bets are used incorrectly, they may be a leak, but knowing when to use them is important and very profitable.
If I were to bet in that situation it would be because I think my hand could very well be best at the moment and I don't want anyone drawing cheaply. If I am OOP against many opponents I am fine surrendering a hand like that.
I agree. If I bet here, I'm also betting to protect against a bluff. Yes, that is right. Sometimes it is best to bet, to protect your hand from air, not just draws (ie. a blocking bet). A standard block would be to lead with trips or worse on a 3-flush river card OOP. This is a protection bet/bluff not a "feeler bet".
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