Texas Hold’em Poker : Semi-Bluffing and Defensive Gambling
Posted in Poker on 12/07/2010 11:21 am by Shelby
Seems like most people are generally talking about pre-flop strategy, so I wanted to talk a bit about how I wager on immediately after the flop. Possibly I can assist others, or maybe they’ve got advice to improve my play.
I feel that two of the most important plays following the flop are the semi-bluff and the defensive bet. That’s because these are the plays you make when you havent hit a hand but you have a good drawing hand. Its easy to play a hand whenever you flop a monster. But I imagine that these 2 are the ideal ways to bet on a drawing. Each one is bet depending on you challenger(s) and your postion. So here’s how I play it, so tell me what you think.
Early Place – Tight Competitors:
A semi-bluff works fairly properly in this position. Are available out gambling and if a tight gambler did not hit a hand he’ll most likely lay down, and if he’s unsure you might receive a call. Except watch out, if that tight gambler comes back over the best it may possibly be time to receive away.
Early Place – Loose Competitors
That is were I like to perform a defensive bet. Make a decision how a lot of chips you’re willing to risk on your draw and wager. This can be normally a much smaller bet than normal. It has been my experience that the loose gambler will usually just call a wager rather than re-raise. Even so, when you check to them, theyre a lot more likely to throw in additional chips than your willing to pay.
Late Placement – Tight Competitors
This really is the greatest time to do a semi-bluff, specifically if most of the table checks. If that’s the case you’ll probaly pick up the pot now. If a gambler prior to has bet, you’ve got to come to a decision if he has a hand or not. If not, then reraise and he’ll probably go away since he was attempting to steal the pot. Should you consider he does, effectively then it’s time to calculate your odds, and come to a decision if the pot odds are worth the call.
Late Placement – Loose Competitors
This one is really a bit challenging, simply because it is more difficult to put a loose gambler on a hand. And if your in late place against loose player, odds are they have already wager. This can be were I usually choose to take a chance and come back more than the top of them and hope they do not call, and if they do, well then its time to gamble. Chances are although even a loose gambler will go away should you are available back strong enough.
Don’t forget though that these are moves I only produce following the flop comes and I have a respectable drawing hand (usually not a gutshot either). Maybe four to the flush or the open ended straight, for example.