Floating

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Hi All,

Ive heard people talking about "Floating" on these forums. Can anyone please explain what is is and where/how it is effective?

Ive read some explanations but I cant see much difference between trying to steal based on representing you are chasing a flush/straight when it does hit and plain bluffing?

Thanks in advance,

CuttleFish
 
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Calling the flop to try to take the pot away on a later street. It can be done with equity or without.
 
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So is "having a plan to steal on a later street" what differentiates it from just being a calling station?

I've sometimes deliberately asked the dealer "how much is in the pot" so it looks like im calculating pot odds of chasing a flush, then to take it down after the turn or river when it hits and i didnt really have it at all. So this is floating?
 
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Being a calling station means you call down with any piece and hang on for dear life.
 
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CuttleFish said:
So is "having a plan to steal on a later street" what differentiates it from just being a calling station?

I've sometimes deliberately asked the dealer "how much is in the pot" so it looks like im calculating pot odds of chasing a flush, then to take it down after the turn or river when it hits and i didnt really have it at all. So this is floating? [/quote]

Assuming you called bets/raises on earlier streets with just this intention, then yes.

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Being a calling station means you call down with any piece and hang on for dear life.
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Difference beatween calling station and floating is you're going to play your hand aggressively on later streets after calling bets on earlier ones whereas a calling station is just going to call every street. No aggression really.
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If you do start floating don't just do it for the sake of it, take into account board texture and opponents range and your perceived range.
 
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If you use a HUD you should also look at fcbet vs tcbet stats. There are a lot of people who rightly cbet like 80%+ but then only bet the turn with TP+ (tcbet ~30%). They're good candidates to float. Just make sure you have enough hands to know that the numbers you're basing your play on are accurate.
 
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