Definition
Plain language
In poker, a bet you make to keep up the pressure after the flop, even when you haven't actually made a strong hand.
As stated in the literature
A post-flop bet by the player who held the betting lead before the flop, made regardless of whether the flop improved their hand; in PokerSkill it is deployed as a cheap semi-bluff when holding a live draw.
Why it matters: It lets a player keep control of a hand and win pots even when the shared cards didn't help them.
For example, after raising before the flop with two high cards that miss the board, a player might still fire a continuation bet to represent a strong hand.
Heard on the show
“The engine reads this, retrieves the postflop guidance, and the model fires a small continuation bet.”Episode 100 — How a Prompt Wrapper Lets a Frontier Model Play Poker Like an Expert