This is my first post, so hopefully it won't come out mangled.
I read fimbulwinter's posts on semibluffing and EV in the current SSNL digest multiple times and found an oportunity to try my hand at it tonight.
This hand was very early in a $1 tournament so I didn't have any reads. One thing I noticed is that my bet on the flop is pretty weak. How much do you think I should have bet there?
Is it not a good idea to semibluff with no reads? And did I apply the information in fimbulwinter's post correctly? If not, what did I do wrong? Thanks.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t40 (10 handed)
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UTG+1 (t3000)
UTG+2 (t2920)
MP1 (t3000)
MP2 (t2430)
MP3 (t3000)
<font color="#CC3333">CO (Villian) (t5350)</font>
Button (t2880)
<font color="#CC3333">Hero (t2960)</font>
BB (t1460)
UTG (t1692)
Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
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3 folds</font>, MP1 calls t40, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO (Villian) calls t40</font>, Button calls t40, <font color="#CC3333">Hero completes</font>, BB checks.
Flop: (t200) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t150</font>, BB calls t150, MP1 calls t150, <font color="#CC3333">Villian raises to t500</font>, Button calls t500, <font color="#CC3333">Hero calls t350</font>, BB folds, MP1 folds.
Turn: (t2000) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets all-In t2420</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Villian calls t2420</font>, Button folds.
River: (t6840) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Final Pot: t6840
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Js 8s (high card, king).
Villian has 7d 9c (two pair, nines and sevens).
Outcome: Villian wins t6840. </font>