Clarkmeister's Theorem

#1 4th July 2010, 8:53 PM

Clarkmeister Theorem: “If you are heads up and first to act on the river, if the river card is the 4th card of a same suit you should bet”.

Quick question:
How applicable is this against weak opponents when the flop is triple suited? Particularly if we have cbet the flop and they have called.

It is my understanding that a weak villain will often call with a one card flush draw on the flop (no matter how weak the card) and then will not fold to the river bet because they have made their flush.

#2 5th July 2010, 4:30 AM

You're only betting nuts/air. You're not betting to make them fold a small flush, just all of the pairs and better high cards in their range.
Your moderate strength hands are usually check-calling.

Obviously if someone's range is nothing but flushes, just give up with your air but you'll find that after their calling your flop cbet you can expect to see a lot more than just flush draws. Besides, a standard river bet in this spot is usually 2/3 or 3/4 which doesn't need to get a lot of folds.

#3 7th July 2010, 10:13 AM

Hi..When you are using the Clarkmeister theorem, you are turning your hand into a bluff. Therefore you should not look to bet out if you want to try and extract as much money from the hand as you can, because with the Clarkmeister theorem you are looking to get your opponent to fold.Similarly, if you have a hand like a weak flush at this stage in the hand, you will be best served check/calling as opposed to betting out. This is because you will only be forcing weaker hands to fold, which doesn't provide you with any value. This would be referred to as a way ahead / way behind situation, and so check/calling is better than bluffing.

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