Semi-Bluffing in NL
 

Just trying to make my way through TOP now and have just finished the semi-bluffing chapter. I didn't feel like alot of this chapter could be applied to NL however, since with draws and low pair good kicker situations, I thought it was important to keep the pot small except for rare occasions when u think ur opponent is weak tight and will lay it down there. Am I wrong with this? I am having some trouble applying some of the concepts he discusses to NL, except of course for the math sections which can be applied universally to poker. Any tips on how i can relate some of this literature to NL play, and what chapters i should be escpecially focused on. Thanks...
Ivey

Re: Semi-Bluffing in NL
 

are you serious?

semibluffs are huge in NL

Re: Semi-Bluffing in NL
 

It is not required to read top or any other book to understand the basics of such a move. It should be intuitively sensed that if you bet, an opponent may fold, and that in doing so it is preferred to have a drawing hand.
That's all there is to semi-bluffing, take a hand that has a chance of improvement, bet hard against an opponent you suspect to be drawing, have a weak holding, or will fold to such a bet.

hope this helps cause that is a way out there question

Cambraceres

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Semi-bluffs are huge, probably my biggest source of income lol

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The primary goal of a semi-bluff is to get your opponent to fold. Why would this be any less applicable to no-limit? If anything, it's more useful in NL because you can bet enough to deny them the odds they need to chase their own draws and the fear of losing their whole stack later makes them more likely to fold things like TPWK.

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Semi-bluffs are huge, probably my biggest source of income lol

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I hope your jopking.

Semi-bluffs:

--villians sometimes fold.
--villians often give you a free card afterwards.
--disguises Hero's hand.
--builds a pot for when you do hit.
--makes you tougher to play against...(next time you raise with a monster made hand, and villian thinks he's chasing a flush again)

Re: Semi-Bluffing in NL
 

well, i'm obviously exaggerating, but I do think they are a huge and integral part of NL, and yes I do make alot of money because of semi-bluffs...I find they're great to check-raise with and create alot of dead money

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I make most of my money with AA, but it is just variance [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Semi-bluffing is important, but you still have to make a hand to get real paid.

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in these .25/.50 games and in that area, I normally try to stay tight on semi-bluffs. It is also good to show down a couple semi-bluffs after people fold, because I feel that it adds a little more value when you bet with a made hand.

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I make most of my money with AA, but it is just variance [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Semi-bluffing is important, but you still have to make a hand to get real paid.

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