Tips for improving post-flop play?

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luichoWeb00

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Hi! I often struggle when I miss the flop and don’t know if I should continue or fold.
What are your best tips to improve post-flop decision making?
Any advice or examples would be really appreciated!
 
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The best advice is to practice and also watch some training videos or read articles to understand, how other good players handle common postflop situations. There are many good hand examples in the CC 30 day course:


You can also share hands, you feel, you struggle with, to the tournament or cash game hand history forum and get feedback from other more experienced players on those specific hands. If I am to make a few select points it would be:
* If you are the preflop raiser, you should be more inclined to C-bet wide, if the flop is good for your range like :as4::9c4::3d4: or :ks4::qd4::2c4: rather than :10s4::9s4::5c4: or :7h4::6h4::4h4:. You can still C-bet the latter boards, if you have something, but you should not C-bet, just because you can.
* In multiway pots its generally best to give up with marginal hands. If you have :as4::ks4: on :10h4::9h4::5d4: against 3 opponents, just check and fold. Chances are, you are behind to at least someone, and even when you improve, sometimes you just set yourself up to lose a big pot. If turn is :kd4:, now you have TPTK, but someone else might still have you beat with hands like :kc4::10s4: or:qh4::jc4: or :10d4::9d4: or :5s4::5h4:.

* If you are really not sure, its better to make a small folding mistake than a big calling or betting mistake.
* Learn to think more in equities rather than "missed/hit". :ad4::kd4: is a little better on :10h4::9h4::5d4: than :as4::ks4:, because at least you have a BDFD.
 
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