25NL anyone doing these semi-bluff raises?
 

Villian is decent winning thinking player just doesnt make the best choices all of the time. He can make some moves and he knows i will as well. my cont bet is ~80%, pfr 8%.

I have been working these into my game and i have had alot of success just cont betting good flops and taking down a nice little pot there. i dont do it too often, just when i think that my pfr is a little low and like NLTAP says i use the best hands i would usually fold with.


Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 8 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $23.45
BB: $17.60
UTG: $15.55
UTG+1: $7.25
MP1: $19.75
Hero (MP2): $24.50
CO: $25.85
BTN: $46.70

Preflop: Hero is dealt 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (8 Players)
3 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, CO folds, BTN calls $1.25, 2 folds

big pfr, i dont want any callers
This guy gives up the pot on the flop like 80%

Flop: ($2.85) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $2.00</font>, <font color="red">BTN raises to $4.50</font>, Hero calls $2.50

I put him on 22, 88, JJ, QQ, J good kicker, and bluff. i dont see him semibluffing with anything less than T9spades.

Turn: ($11.85) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $7.00</font>, <font color="red">BTN raises to $34.50</font>, Hero calls all-in for $11.75
Uncalled bet of $15.75 returned to BTN

I donked here because my flush is small, and from the flop action i know he likes his hand or is bluffing, if he likes his hand he will call or get all in, if he is bluffing he might check and get a free spade. Also my hand is NINJA

River: ($49.35) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $49.35 ($2.40 Rake)

comments on all streets please, anyone else doing this?

Re: 25NL anyone doing these semi-bluff raises?
 

Im not sure I will play this hand pf but.. flop is fine with me. Turn is ok too, considering his play on flop. He is strong at FLOP already so I don't believe he has a flushdraw. I think You won this. He has a set or overpair.

Re: 25NL anyone doing these semi-bluff raises?
 

I am not sure what NLTAP says, but if it says to raise 34s
UTG in small stakes in order to create an image, you should stop reading it.

Re: 25NL anyone doing these semi-bluff raises?
 

This goes in Full Ring.

No, I don't raise 43s in that position.

Re: 25NL anyone doing these semi-bluff raises?
 

I don't think you should have played this hand from the postion you were in. This should have been a fold. Basically you just got lucky. I don't think you will have a positive EV doing this type of thing over the long term.

Re: 25NL anyone doing these semi-bluff raises?
 

Fold preflop. Don't like a 5x raise. Ignore the section in HOH on preflop raise sizes, it's garbage. Rest looks good.

Re: 25NL anyone doing these semi-bluff raises?
 

I went through a phase where I raised every SC from any position. 23s and 34s were losers for me.

If this is the worst hand you would normally fold, you may be doing the same thing I was. It can be fun, and even break-even or a little bit profitable if you are good at handreading, but you will do better a little tighter.

That said, I think this is played fine.