In online poker, betting or acting ‘on the come’ refers to the idea of playing without having yet made your hand, but on the prospect that your hand will come together as things continue. For instance, betting out on the flop when holding four to the flush or an open ended straight draw would be betting ‘on the come,’ in the expectation that your hand might complete on the turn or river at the casino online.

Betting ‘on the come’ supplies the added value in that you might not have to actually make your online poker hand in order to win with it. There is the value drawn from when your opponent folds and awards you the pot without collision. It also makes it more difficult for your opponent to know whether you are betting with a made hand, or with a hand that is still laden with expectation.

Some players would argue that betting on the come is reckless in most spots, and that draws should be gone after while putting as little money into the pot as possible. More often, though, most professional players prefer an aggressive stance, utilizing the value of that extra folding power, giving more value to your chips by making them active power rather than passive.