poker term explanation: value bet

[Under_Score 0]

Value Bet, Value Call, what are these?Examples please.Thanks in acvance.

[MeriPrankstr 0]

Value Bet : To bet in order to be called by a lesser hand. You are betting to make money, not to make your opponnents fold.Not exactly sure about a value call. 8)

[Downstream 0]

I dont really know what a value call is, sounds like an oxymoron. I am no expert here so hopefully someone can back me up.A value bet happens when you have a decent hand preflop, say 10 10, and you raised it. The flop is Q 5 8. You may not have the best hand anymore, but you don't want your opponents to know this, so you have to follow up your preflop raise with a "value bet"

[Downstream 0]

I think I might be wrong and prankstr is right... Google is your friend on this stuff.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%...t%22+definition

[pokerplayer24 0]

almost positive what you just stated isnt a value bet.A value bet is throwing in like 5 $ into a 20$ pot on the river even though you have a monster just because you don't think ur opponent has much of a hand and you want to get paid off.

[faketree 0]

a value bet is getting any kind of extra bet into the pot when you are pretty damn sure you have the best hand.

[wrto4556 0]

a value bet is getting any kind of extra bet into the pot when you are pretty damn sure you have the best hand.

It's that simple.