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What is
Valor
in poker?
Valor is your hand’s capacity to bet or raise future streets for value. Qualities like the ability to continue vs aggression on later streets, or outdraw your opponent’s value range significantly increase a hand's valor. Valor captures the quality of fighting for pots through betting and raising. High-valor hands can maximize value by putting in big bets or raises over multiple streets regardless of runout, while low-valor hands minimize losses by playing more passively.