3 betting and fold equity

#1 22nd April 2009, 2:08 PM

What does 3 betting mean and when should you do this? Also what does fold equity mean and what does equity mean in poker? Finally what does shipping mean? Don't want to sound dumb but I need to learn of you guys. Thanks the sniper..

#2 22nd April 2009, 2:25 PM

3 betting = The first reraise. i.e. someone bets, someone raises, you reraise. It is the third level of betting, so a 3-bet. If someone reraised you after you 3-bet it would be a 4-bet.

Equity is the expected value you have in a certain pot, if no more betting took place. For example if you had a 75% chance to win and the pot was 200$, your equity would be 0.75*200 = 150$.

Fold equity is the expected value you gain from the chances of getting your opponent to fold.

By the way, http://www.cardschat.com/poker/guide/glossary has a long list of terms, some of these may be on there I didn't check.

#3 22nd April 2009, 2:27 PM

3bet - a re-raise. For example, you hold QQ on the button, UTG raises to 4x the big blind, everyone folds to you, you now can re-raise UTG, which is a 3bet (if UTG re-raises you, it's a 4bet). This generally indicates that you have a very good hand, which provides you with:

Fold equity - there are two ways to win a hand, by having the best hand at showdown or by having everyone else fold before showdown. Representing strength is a way to get everyone else to fold. And, whether you win at showdown or before showdown, the fruit of your labor is:

Shipping - winning the pot.

#4 22nd April 2009, 2:47 PM

excellent, thanks to both you guys this really is a friendly,helpful site. thanks

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