Welcome back to the Talking Poker series in which we highlight a particular poker term, giving you a clear, to-the-point definition and an example of the strategic concept to which it refers. Today we discuss “three-betting.”
Definition
A “three-bet” is a term commonly used to refer to an initial reraise before the flop. The term has its origins in fixed-limit games where the first raise is worth two bets, then a reraise is equal to three bets. Similarly in no-limit games the big blind is the first (forced) bet, the first raise is the second bet, and the first reraise is called a “three-bet.