Meanings
nounvalue bet (plural value bets)
plural value bets
- card gamesA bet placed with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.
verbvalue bet (third-person singular simple present value bets, present participle value betting, simple past and past participle value bet)
present singular third person value bets · participle present value betting
- card gamesTo bet with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Opposite
to bluff
Cite this entry
APA
value bet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/value%20bet
MLA
“value bet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/value%20bet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “value bet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/value%20bet.
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