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Meaning of stop-and-go | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A combination of moves in which, before the flop is dealt, the player calls on an opponent's raise, and then after the flop is dealt, goes all in, regardless of whether the flop works with their hand.

Examples

“They'll also hit you with unexpected check-raises in unlikely situations and maybe even throw stop-and-gos at you from the blind.”
“The stop-and-go is a play in which you call a raise from the big blind, and then push on any flop. In my opinion, the stop-and-go is another case of fancy play syndrome. I honestly can't remember the last time I used this play […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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