What 735 solved flops say about betting

Each dot below is one solved flop, placed at the share of the time the bettor bets it with their whole range. The bettor is the preflop raiser: in position they bet when checked to, out of position they act first. In the limped pot, where nobody raised, it is the big blind after the small blind checks.

In most spots the bettor bets more often than not, and most rows spread across a wide band of frequencies. The wide spread shows why a single average is not enough: how often to make a continuation bet depends on the board.

The button against the big blind at 100 big blinds has the most flops, 95, so it shows the board effects best.

Bets the flop

58%

averaged over 95 flops

With the small size

36%

a third of the pot

Bets most

5♣ 5♦ 5♥

91%

The flops it bets most are 5♣ 5♦ 5♥ (91%), Q♥ 7♠ 2♦ (89%), K♦ K♠ 5♥ (88%). The ones it bets least are A♥ K♣ 4♠ (30%), A♠ 9♠ 4♠ (31%), A♥ J♥ 6♣ (36%). Paired boards are bet most often, and nearly always with the small size: 62% of the 70%. Ace-high and monotone boards are bet least, and when the button does bet them, the bigger size takes a much larger share. How often and how big both depend on the range advantage and the nut advantage each board gives the two ranges.

The 40 flops shared by every spot let us compare the same boards. Ranges and allowed bet sizes also differ, so these comparisons do not isolate the effect of seat, depth or antes:

• A tighter opener bets more. UTG vs BB 82%, CO vs BB 75%, BTN vs BB 58%. An early opener's range is stronger, so more boards favour it.
• The ante configuration bets more. The button bets 58% without antes and 69% with them. There is more in the pot to win straight away, and the big blind, getting a better price, defends a wider range.
• Depth matters, but not in a straight line. BTN vs BB 58%, BTN vs BB at 40bb 59%, BTN vs BB at 25bb 70%. Part of the change comes from the bet sizes allowed, which differ by depth.
• Short 3-bet pots are bet almost every time. The 3-bettor at 40 big blinds bets 95% of flops: with so little behind compared with the pot, a small bet already commits a lot of the stack, and the low SPR rewards betting.
• Without a raiser, betting drops. In the limped pot the big blind bets 39% after a check, the lowest row on the chart: neither player showed strength before the flop, so neither range is much stronger.

Each solve approximates an equilibrium to its configured tolerance for the ranges from the trainer's preflop charts and a short list of allowed bet sizes, which differ from spot to spot. A solver that could bet any amount might bet more or less often. Most spots have a sample of 40 flops, which supports descriptions of these packs but does not establish how every possible board plays. The trainer's lesson continuation bet or check turns the patterns into decisions you practise.

The flop report in the study page lets you filter these same flops by texture and spot and sort them by any action.