Double Barreling in Poker

[sergik1992]

Thank you for very useful article! The most part of information is new for me. I almost don`t use double barrelling. As usual I play tournaments with 75 bb starting stacks and the major part of tha action effective stacks are 25 - 35 bb . To my mind double barrelling is mostly too risky with such short stacks. But if I`m mistaking, please correct me)

 

[BigGrayWolf]

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Tell me please about sizing .What should be the size of the stake in the case of your example on each street?

 

[Hackerosito]

This topic is good, xq you always want to double the stack and you have to have intuition, and know when to do it, I stay with the game position and be patient in waiting for good cards and make sure you have the nuts versus your opponent. :bath:

 

[frnandoh]

Double barrel is very efective, but I use to do it rarely, when villain explicitly calls many flops and folds a lot of turns. Depending on image of a player, his bluffs get power or lost power.

 

[aqqr]

If you play a lot of hands one-on-one (say, HA SNG), you will understand how much it is necessary to bluff. There are a lot of players who very often use float. There are also many weak players who call with any pair and draw. If you bet only with a good hand, then you will be played by a professional doing frequent folds and an aggressive player who uses float. If you make 50% of the bets on the value and 50% of the bluffs, then you will play optimally against all these players. Read the book "Applications of No-Limit Hold 'em: A Guide to Understanding Theoretically Sound Poker". There will be a lot of information about this.

 

[charlie2013]

In some cases when I start betting,with a strong hand like AK,and in the flop theres nothing, I keep betting till river but always checking my stack if its not too much. And most of time I win. I didnt know that what I was doing had name and meaning hehe, Cardschat always teaching me. I learnt a lot of things here and keep discovering things...I appreciate!! The double barrel is more common for me! I also do the delayed double barrel if my opponent seems frigthened about the cards with same colour...But not everytime...But it really works! Excellent article!!! I ll study the last part: the keys of your... thankssss

 

[MrHachiman]

It is an extra practice used in poker, at least from my perspective; they are much less the players that after receiving call to a c-bet they decide to go back and call to the prudence. Most players usually even bet on the river without having connected. In my case, I use the double barrel on dry flops, where it is difficult for the cards to have connected with the range of my rivals.

 

[RidersFan]

Double barreling for me depends a lot on my opponents range as well as my range. If I c-bet and the turn is a good card for my perceived range then I will double barrel regardless if it is good for my actual hand. Also it depends if I know if my opponent is willing to float a wide range or not.

 

[sid kendell]

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Great article by cc,got to try that delayed db. Double-barreling is almost mandatory now like c-betting was in Harringtons day.So many people float with A high,K high,2nd 3rd pair,draws etc.I will double barrel 3/4p on boards where I pick up extra equity and opponent dependant.In a 3-bet pot I will c-bet small 1/3p and db 2/3p because pot is already bigger.This is for missed boards.

 

[kingarthurrov]

I think , it’s depends position and number of call. And more enough information opportunities .

 

[Alexandr Svinarshyk]

I try not to bluff when playing poker in tournaments that are important to me. also want to say that when I want to bluff I always hide.

 

[AvovchikA]

Good reception, can be used quite often. But for this it is necessary to understand well who sits before you. I rarely use such techniques at the beginning of the tournament. I like to compare poker with chess, but I'm not so poker-hung up.

 

[Serjo600]

Good value second barrel works in nit opponent has a low rate wtsd and a high rate of fold to cbet postflop

 

[VovanBaron]

9Good article and good answers of CC members ! I remember their words about double barreling and use against them espessially against big kaban!!!And frankly without joking I read this article attentively and rewieved the unfo I knew.

 

[malakata19]

It's funny how not knowing certain terms are put to use in many poker hands. That is my case with this article in which I realized that I have made use of Double Barreling without theoretical knowledge of it, just for having adopted it from some players through the videos that we found on the web. I understand that with a good stack and knowing the players is a very good move to get free chips. Excellent article and every day learning more thanks to CC.

 

[hellomynameiswhat]

Good advice about double barreling. I liked the article. I've been playing just over two years, but I'm new to the forums or actually studying poker so it is a new term for me. I think this article will help me be more conscious of how and when I want to double barrel.

 

[AgentXtreme]

Thank you for this article it's very helpful , I was doing a lot of mistakes 2 barrels in terrible flops and turns so I always get caught but right now I'm working on that strategy since it's very important to master it .

 

[ricardibreezer]

Ive recently had a rethink on how i approached my bluffs.

Previously a bluff for me would be about winning a hand when i missed the board. Now, with a little deeper thought, i plan a bluff before the flop & plan to win a big pot (rather than just the hand). This means planning a double-barrell early - hoping for a call to build the pot with barrell 1, and taking it down with barrell 2.

I've had some success with this. A couple of factors when to do it; almost always in late position and ideally against rather standard tight agressive players, who are ripe for double barrelling.

Once i sense a players range as being something like broadway hands & any pockets, I'll target this player for a double barrell.

Deep stacked in a cash game my opponents bet size on the flop doesn't give too much info as the pot is fairly small at this point. If he overbets it 2:1 alarm bells might ring, but anything from 50%-80% is standard and ideal for raising.

My raise here is barrell 1 & usually around 2.5x their bet. Now previously I'd always hope to get a fold with any bluff - but now i almost always hope for a flat call. If my opponent comes back over the top & i have air, i usually let it go here. A fold from my opponent is fine, but ideally i like a flat call for a bigger pot.

When the turn card comes, I'll almost certainly fire barrell 2 if my opponent checks and this betting sequence has served me well recently. The pot is also decently sized as my opponent has called a raise post-flop.

If my opponent bets, firing a 2nd barrell really depends on numerous factors, mainly the turn card & his bet size. If the turn card is a brick and his bet size is a small-ball, I'm pretty sure I'm going to fire my 2nd & last bullet here. If i don't get a fold then by this point it seems likely my opponent believes he has the strongest hand and is going nowhere.

A draw-heavy card on the turn & a larger bet (70%+ to pot) poses a much trickier decision, at this point information is king. Such as, would my opponent call a raise on the flop with a draw, is he prone to bluffing, or does he try to protect hands such as top pair? Sometimes in such a situation i read my opponent as having made top pair Q or something on the flop & get them off it with my 2nd barrell bluff. Often though i can either misread and run into a big hand... or get called down by an opponent who loves that top pair too much.

With my double barrells on the turn, I'm finding a high variance, feels great when it comes off and a disaster when my 75o runs into a set. Maybe i should track it more to see if it's profitable & if I'm choosing the right spots & players to try it with, but its a fun play to make for sure.

 

[bablovod]

I use 2-barrel cash games. if the moment has been successfully caught, it works. however, as I have noticed, many players use such methods. I want to say that often on the river you can win with a bluff. I will add, the strategy is very dangerous, you need to use very carefully.

 

[SPANKYSN]

There is nothing worse than trying a double barrel after a dry board and betting big into trips. At the same time, it can work early when nobody has seen how you play, or it can work when you have a good read on conservative players.

 

[JRNorris95]

Whenever the pot gets isolated prior to the turn a barrel bet can be incredibly valuable. Often players who miss the flop but still have a good hand will call a c-bet but not a bet on the turn. When you place a bet on the turn, you are getting more information about what your opponent may have. Often you will see folds. When you do not see a fold, you can use the information available to determine whether or not a bluff on the river might be effective.

 

[Muzyka1996]

"What is a double barrel in poker? A double barrel is a bluff or semi-bluff that occurs after the turn and after you made a continuation bet on the flop. You are trying to build on the image of strength you established with the continuation bet and fire another bet - a second barrel - even though you still have not connected with the board. The intent is to get your opponent to fold. You are not trying to build a pot." - I do not often bluff enough, but for bluffing I have to have a big stack and try not to bluff against players with a big stack.