Re: Half a semi bluff, half a made hand.
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You are back to what you started with preflop: have to make your flush to win. Raiser has a set, only question is will first better call your all in also, giving you over 3 to 1 or not. If not a call, as bad as it seems, could let him come in and build better odds on your money.
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I dont agree that you should should just call for the reasons you suggest. If you call and that keeps the original raiser in, you now have apx 600$ in the pot, which is good. You also now have 9 cards to make your hand, and 3 that give you a tough decision, that is bad.
You can be sure that if the flush does not hit, you will be asked very politely to either put in the rest of your chips or fold. Now everything being equal, you dont care when your chips go in, if you know beforehand what the pot will be, and your odds of catching your flush. But what happens when your flush hits, and it is checked around to you? What about the times that the 150 raiser doesn't have AK or a set and folds to your push?
The only way calling makes sense is if you are sure that you will be paid off on your flush. If not, either push or fold. If your 9 is live, your not in too bad of shape even if you get one caller, and AQ AJ may fold.
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