88. Losing a pile on a semi-bluff.

[jcm4ccc]

$6 Turbo

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) converter

UTG (t1335)
Hero (t3320)
CO (t1100)
Button (t1015)
SB (t1945)
BB (t4785)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t450</font>, CO calls t450, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls t300.

Flop: (t1425) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t150</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t600</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t650</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t4335</font>, Hero folds.

Turn: (t7010) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t7010) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t7010

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
CO has Qc Jd (three of a kind, queens).
BB has Qd Ks (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: BB wins t7010. </font>

[Phil Van Sexton]

That's not a semi bluff. A semi-bluff is when you bet knowing you are behind, but have a good chance of improving. You have little chance to improve. I'm not even sure you are behind until you are reraised.

You raised the big stack only 450 more in a 1500 pot. Rather than calling this a semi-bluff, I'd categorize it as "throwing-away-money".

[rachelwxm]

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That's not a semi bluff. A semi-bluff is when you bet knowing you are behind, but have a good chance of improving. You have little chance to improve. I'm not even sure you are behind until you are reraised.

You raised the big stack only 450 more in a 1500 pot. Rather than calling this a semi-bluff, I'd categorize it as "throwing-away-money".

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