Probe bet
A probe bet is a bet made out of position on the turn or river after the previous aggressor declined to bet the street before.
The check that came before it is the information. A player who raised before the flop and then chose not to bet is usually holding something they do not want to build a pot with, so the pot is often available to whoever asks for it.
The size can be small because it does not need to fold much. Betting a third of the pot into a range that has already given up wins often enough to be worth doing with hands that have no other way to win.
an example
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You called from the big blind, the raiser checked back the flop, and the turn gives you a pair of nines. Betting now takes the initiative from a player who has already shown they do not want it.
This example is made up. The real one is in your own hand history: find probe bet in your own hands and see how often it came up and what it cost you.
related terms
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Delayed continuation bet
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Out of position
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