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The top five thin value spots you are probably missing

• 30.06.2025 7:22 pm
• Helen
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You will not become a looser in Texas hold'em if you miss thin value river bets. However, it is important to recognize opportunities and appropriately placing bets as this adds value to your win rate points.

Thin value bets are basically bets that do not seem obvious in the beginning. They are mostly river bets, and you have a weaker hand than your range value, but there are still chances of your opponent calling with worse hand. There are 5 most popular places where you can place thin value bets. They include:

• After missing of the flush draw

This is by far the most apparent and still the most efficient thin value bet spot. In the case of the flush draw at the flop, you fire a barrel at the flop as well as at the turn, and then the river bricks, it is more likely for your opponent to call with any hand they have especially if you are the aggressive looking player. Players will put their opponents to draws and this is why you need to make use of it for benefits after there is a missed draw.

For instance:

In a $1/$2 game, with effective stacks at $200

There is a button fold to you and you immediately raise to $6 as the big blinds reg. calls

There is a flop as he checks before you place a bet of $3

He calls before a turn , he again checks as you again bet $30

He immediately calls just before a river after which he checks.

In this case, you ought to be wiling to place a bet with your 2^nd pair with a weak kicker. The two flush draws bricked. Your opponent is likely to place you on a flash draw before he calls with a wide than normal range.

• When there is pairing of the top cards on the board

In the case where the river top cards pair, it is likely that your opponent will dismiss the idea of you having top pair due to the removal of the card. By doing so, he pits you on default of calling a lot of times with 2^nd pair. With a decent kicker hand, a 2^nd pair hand or even an over pair that is a bit smaller that the board's top card pair, you can benefit from the hand with 2^nd pair.

• The time you are close to your made weak hand range

In the event you have a near top range made hand, irrespective of its weakness, when playing against a thinking opponent, you can bet the hand for value. For instance:

In a $1/$2 game with $200 in stacks, you happen to cut off raise to $6 with a hand

The is a button call as well as a fold from the blinds

Then comes the flop as you place a continuation bet 0f $8 before he calls

There is a turn right before you check as he behind checks

Then comes the river

It is possible for you to bet thin value on the river as it seems like you place a continuation bet and gave up at the turn and you are now making river bluffs. Seeing that you stand a chance of double barreling almost all top pair hands, it is possible for your opponent to imagine it as a bluff. Therefore, he is more than wiling to call a worse eight such as or maybe a gunshot that missed and made pair.

If you decided to check, then it is most probable that he will also check after you with his value at showdown hand. You can bet and force him to make a call with a weak hand with showdown value as you have a weak range, but you are still close to the top and this means that you can benefit from your opponent's bluff catcher.

• When a thinking opponent is befell by scare cards

With the falling of a scare card at your opponent, they will imagine that you will bluff at a high rate at that time. This will cause him to adjust your call down range downwards. You can benefit from this by placing thin value bets on a little of your hands that have showdown value.

• When you have heavy weighted bluffs on your range 

This is the basics of thin value bets. You have more chances of thin value betting when you have bluffs in your range. The causes are clear, with a range weighted heavily to bluffs; it is possible for your opponent to adjust your call down to a wider range. The more hands they call with, the more hands you value bet.

Thin value betting cannot be mastered without enough practice. You need to know your opponent's range as well as your own perceived range before you decide whether or not you should thin value bet at the river.

Without putting both ranges in perspective, you will aimlessly be pushing buttons and you should not wonder why you keep value towning with a hand that is worse than that of your opponent.

On the other hand, clearly thinking of your range as well as that of your opponent, you will realize a number of spots at the river that you can thin value bet instead of the accustomed checking.

The end product of thin value betting is having extra cash on your poker bankroll as well as extra wins rate points.