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I got asked the other day, “what is a continuation bet?”

And judging by some of the discussion that followed there was quite a different idea about what this type of bet was.  It is simply a bet that you make, continuing on from your pre-flop aggressive bet and its purpose is to scare off anyone who is just hanging around, checking and waiting to see the turn card.   Usually I would make it about half the size of the pot, enough to make people think twice about staying in the hand and also not too much that if you lose, it doesn’t cost you too much.

Of course it depends on how confident you are of winning, you could vary the size of the continuation bet relative to the pot size.

Try it next time you are playing poker, or if you are not into all this strategy stuff then stick to your tried and tested online casino games.

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Went off to see “Slum Dog Millionaire” last night, had to do my dutiful bit, tow the line and do as I was told for one evening… suppose a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do… you can’t gamble every evening… everyone needs a rest sometime!  There’s been so much fuss about this movie and all the awards it has won, so it was time to see it.

Normally of course I would have snuck off to my den, tail between my legs… and logged on to my online casinos… but not tonight, the bi ch got hold of me dragged me out to the movies… that’s the life of a modern man in the 21st Century… we just do as we are told… its a dogs life…

To be honest, Slum dog millionaire was actually quite entertaining, it had a little bit of everything, love, hardship, hope, fame… the characters were brilliantly chosen and the shots of India were fantastic!  It deserved to get the Oscar awards and at the end of the movie you come away with a real “feel good” feeling.  Something different from all the usual dribble that is on the circuit.

So really, I didnt mind going to the movies and I take back everything that I said earlier… sorry dear… yes I will cook supper tonight and I will wash the dishes… after seeing the way the “gangster” character behaved in the movie and the way he treated everyone… I feel a bit bad about what I said earlier… sorry dear… tail between the legs again… I know my place in this life, I’m just a Slum dog and certainly not a millionaire yet!

Working on it though!

And the music was very cool, hardly anyone got up at the end of the movie because they were all looking at the music video and listening to the music!

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So be honest, did you get caught out on April Fools day?

The best time is early in the morning to catch everyone before they have all woken up to the fact that it is 1 April.  A couple of people got caught out early this morning, but since then the jokes have fallen a bit flat because everyone is alert and ready.  Really funny watching them get all worked up about something so stupid and then suddenly realizing… hold on a moment something aint right… oh no… damn!

Did you catch anyone?

Let me know if you got any good April Fools jokes to play on people.  I need some good ideas to play on my poker friends next year.

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