CBet Vs Floating

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Altho im only playing micro level MTT/SnG's, im seeing alot more floating (calling continuation bets on the flop) these days in tourney poker.
So my question is...should i be CB more or less these days?
If ur playin a tourney with only 1500 chips a 2/3 or a pot bet can be a bit dangerious. Only to bring a scare card on the turn. Did he realy float to catch that A, or can i use it?
I know a CB will take it down on the flop 2/3 of the times? But sometimes im thinking it's just pissing away chips...
Any theorys on this idea?
Thanks

aL
 
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Watch the first couple of rounds. Study your opponents. If they have a habit of floating, value-bet them to town. If they don't, take them seriously. I believe regardless, you have to mix it up.
 
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cbet more with air, dry boards. thread cautiously on suited/coordinated boards.. its all situational
 
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Early, I would avoid c bets unless you had hit something and are using it as a semi bluff. I would try and float as much as possible early. Inevitably, the poor play levels out toward the middle to late stages, where advanced post flop play can be rewarded.
 
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Smaller opens and cbet sizes. More double barrels.
 
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At cheap buyin levels I suspect it's less conscious floating and more "I've got an Ace, I can't fold", in which case yes, you do have to fold to a turn bet when the Ace comes. Overcards on the turn and river are real scare cards because players don't like to fold them.
 
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