Q&A #61: Semibluffing in a No Limit Tournament
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Semibluffing plays a major role in any tournament strategy. One of the main differences between good tournament players and not-so-good ones is that the good ones attack “unattended” pots vigorously. They recognize situations where bluffs and semibluffs are more likely than usual to work, and they put their chips in.
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Thanks for posting this hand, Ed.
Thinking it over, I actually think my best shot at this pot would have been to flat call on the flop and push on the turn, because I get to represent the made flush with more authority.
Either way, I agree that I can’t really push the KK away here because of stack sizes. My opponent had a hand stronger than I’d thought possible here.