Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

Third hour of 55K guaranteed $11-rebuy. Comments?

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t800/t1600
(Ante: t75)
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t13967
UTG+1: t26732
MP1: t18930
MP2: t27205
MP3: t32738
CO: t41325
Button: t54231
Hero: t71202
BB: t2030

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
6 folds, Button calls t1600, Hero calls t800, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises all-in t1955</font>, Button calls t355, Hero calls t355.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t6540, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t6540)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets t2000</font>, Button folds.
Uncalled bets: t2000 returned to Hero.

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

I feel like I'm missing something....I don't understand this at all.

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

I hate this bet--it doesn't really free up any outs (immediately of course--sure the turn could have hit him then you hit river when you wouldn't have won otherwise) unless button had one of your cards. Furthermore, I find it hard to believe button folds getting over 4-1 often.

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

Why? You'll probably get to see the turn and river cheap and if you DO hit your gutterball you'd like to have the 3rd player around to pay you off.

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

If button folds, hero is freerolling on his gutshot. His pair outs may be good as well. This seems like it should be pretty standard to me.

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

Are you doing this for image purposes?

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

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I hate this bet--it doesn't really free up any outs (immediately of course--sure the turn could have hit him then you hit river when you wouldn't have won otherwise) unless button had one of your cards. Furthermore, I find it hard to believe button folds getting over 4-1 often.

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It's pretty impossible for this flop to help the button limper unless he has 99, TT, or 55.

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

he's cleaning up his outs...so that a possible 6 or 9 will also win him the pot.

Results
 

Turn T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], river Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], the all-in player takes the pot with AJ offsuit.

Re: Semibluffing into a dry side pot
 

I know why you did this, but it's just not enough of a reason. The odds that BB has a 9 or a 6, a 9 or 6 falls, and BB still doesn't win are much smaller (because of all the contingencies) than the odds that button calls this bet with a PP or a flush draw or something or an 8 (which costs you money, obviously).