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Hold em Poker : Semi-Bluffing and Defensive Gambling

Seems like most men and women are often talking about pre-flop strategy, so I would like to talk a little bit about how I bet on soon after the flop. Possibly I can aid others, or perhaps they have advice to enhance my play.

I believe that 2 of the most important plays right after the flop are the semi-bluff and the defensive bet. That’s because these are the plays you produce whenever you havent hit a hand except you have a excellent drawing hand. Its easy to play a hand when you flop a monster. Except I imagine that these two are the ideal methods to play a drawing. Each one is played depending on you competition(s) and your postion. So here’s how I play it, so tell me what you think.

Early Placement – Tight Opponents:

A semi-bluff works fairly nicely in this position. Come out betting and if a tight player didn’t hit a hand he will most likely lay down, and if he’s unsure you may perhaps obtain a call. But watch out, if that tight gambler comes back over the top it might be time to acquire away.

Early Position – Loose Competitors

This can be were I like to try and do a defensive wager. Choose how several chips you’re willing to risk on your draw and wager. This is usually a much lower wager than regular. It’s been my experience that the loose player will usually just call a bet instead of re-raise. Nevertheless, if you check to them, theyre more likely to throw in more chips than your willing to pay.

Late Placement – Tight Opponents

That is the ideal time to do a semi-bluff, specifically if most of the table checks. If that is the case you’ll probaly pick up the pot now. If a player before has wager, you’ve got to decide if he has a hand or not. If not, then reraise and he’ll most likely go away since he was attempting to steal the pot. In the event you believe he does, well then it’s time to calculate your odds, and decide if the pot odds are worth the call.

Late Placement – Loose Competitors

This one can be a bit challenging, simply because it’s harder to put a loose gambler on a hand. And if your in late location against loose player, chances are they have already wager. This really is were I usually choose to take a chance and appear back more than the best of them and pray they do not call, and if they do, properly then its time to wager. Odds are though even a loose player will go away in the event you come back strong enough.

Keep in mind though that these are moves I only produce immediately after the flop comes and I have a decent drawing hand (usually not a gutshot either). Perhaps 4 to the flush or the open ended straight, for instance.

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