What Is a Wet Board in Poker? Explanation & Examples
The wettest or 'drawiest' types of wet boards in poker are usually mid-range textures with a flush-draw, especially in Hold’em and Omaha. For example -
T♠9♠5♣
J♦8♦6♣
7♦8♦9♣
Monotone wet board textures in poker are also considered drawy by many players, but they are often less dynamic than two-tone textures since there is the possibility that a player has already made the flush.
Example of Wet used in a sentence -> It’s recommended to not slowplay big hands in Hold’em when playing on a wet board in poker.
How to Play Wet Boards in Poker – Strategy & Tips
Although the board texture itself does not always tell us what the best play is, it’s worth keeping in mind the following characteristics of wet poker boards.
1. Made hands are typically more vulnerable and should avoid slowplaying.
2. Wet textures increase positional advantage. It’s most valuable to have position on drawy textures.
3. There are more combinations of strong made hands on wet textures. We usually have the luxury of being able to discard some of weaker draws/backdoor-draws since we have so many stronger ones.
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