The Semi-Bluff
You are playing Texas Hold’em and the flop gives you a flush draw. It’s likely that you have almost a 50 percent chance to hit a winning hand. If you check, you are giving up a chance to take down the pot “using a bet.” This is where you will see a lot of players make a semi-bluff. That is a pot-size bet that’s intended to get low to medium pairs to fold giving you the pot. But if they stay, you still have a chance to win on the turn and the river by hitting your flush. The semi-bluff is a good way to bluff and feel good about it, even if it doesn’t work. If the bluff fails you still have a good chance of drawing the best hand. Bluff with confidence…
Paul Smith
Poker Night in America
