"value bet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: value bets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} value bet (plural value bets)
  1. (poker) A bet placed with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-value_bet-en-noun-v18pafIv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: card-games, poker

Verb

Forms: value bets [present, singular, third-person], value betting [participle, present], value bet [participle, past], value bet [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|value bet<,,bet>}} value bet (third-person singular simple present value bets, present participle value betting, simple past and past participle value bet)
  1. (poker) To bet with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-value_bet-en-verb-oQG0so-Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: card-games, poker

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for value bet meaning in English (2.4kB)

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