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 Originally Posted by Flatbush
Originally Posted by DrNoChance
Originally Posted by SteveDonel
Hand 1, I would have called the small bet on the river. Its not a matter of having the winning hand, but purchasing info on what type of hands he's calling you with and how he plays them.
Hand 2, I hate semi bluffing especially in multi-way pots.
Hand 1, if that was a tourney and not a ring game, by all means I call it. However, info in a ring game is worth less with people coming and going constantly and a dollar saved is a dollar saved.
Hand 2...Yeah, I need to do a bit fewer semi-bluff raises in multi-pots. I actually find semi-bluff bets when in position to work fairly well even in many multi-pots though when the action is checked to you.
I'm not sure if this applies to you, but a semi-bluff is only a semi-bluff when you think that there is a reasonable chance everyone will fold. I found when I was semi bluffing too much I was often neglecting to really consider how likely a fold around is.
That's exactly why I'm trying to cut down on semi-bluff raises. Someone has already bet and shown some strength, therefore your folding equity is less. Semi-bluff betting when you have the button and the action is checked to you tends to have a much higher success rate as winning the pot right there is more likely.
Semi-bluff raising probably has more use in certain limit situations if you think it will get you the river card for free (if you think you'll get called but then checked to on the turn). Seeing the river card for free is useful in NLHE too of course, but more so in limit I would think since the bet amount increases on the turn vs. the flop.
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