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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Two days ago I posted a no limit hand for discussion. Here’s a recap of the hand:
Live no-limit full ring ( fairly loose and wild with lots of payoffs )
[Stack Sizes are largely missing, so I'm making them up. Hero on button has 200BB. The big blind has 88BB. Hand Discussion #4: My Thoughts|192|3.95|USD|| [...]

Having position bestows an enormous advantage. But to make the most of the advantage, you have to employ what I call tactics of ambiguous aggression. You make plenty of bets and raises in position. Sometimes those bets and raises imply a strong hand, and they signify more bets and raises Using the Free Showdown Play|187|3.95|USD|| [...]

I’m back from my Mardi Gras vacation. If you haven’t done so since the hurricane, I urge you to take a trip to New Orleans. The great stuff about New Orleans – food, music, and atmosphere – is all still great. But much of the city is still dark and Q&A #57: Strong Draw in [...]

Another good discussion. For those who are just tuning in, we discussed a no limit hand in a thread a couple of days ago. Here’s the hand:
Another hand. No real read on opponent; he just sat down.
The idea on the turn was that (1) the four-to-a-straight looks really scary Hand Discussion #2: My Thoughts|167|3.95|USD|| [...]

I thought the response on the first hand discussion was great. Here’s the original post with comments and then my response. The blog format is a little awkward for discussions like this one, so I’m wondering if people would be interested in a forum-type solution to discuss stuff …Login/Register for more.

Here are my thoughts about the hand I posted yesterday. It’s a shorthanded game against aggressive players. One of the most important skills in that environment is adaptation. You have to react and adjust to your opponents. Against loose and passive players, you can often be shamelessly exploitative, playing Hand Discussion #1: My Thoughts|162|3.95|USD|| [...]

I like the Q&A format because it helps me to zero in on exactly what people are having trouble with. If I just write articles cold, it’s easy for me to write just about stuff that may interest only me and skip the stuff that really matters.
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Henrik asks,
Hi, Ed. What do you think of my turn play in this hand? This was my first hand at the table, so no reads unfortunately.
Full Tilt Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $2/$4
5 players
Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is BB with A Q
UTG calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, Q&A #35: An Overzealous [...]

uDevil asks,
I’m not much of a NL player, but I’ve been watching some of the stoxpoker NL videos. He likes to make a play he calls a “squeeze”. Harrington discussed this play in his books: he will sometimes Q&A #27: The Squeeze Play|96|3.95|USD|| raise with a marginal hand after one or more people [...]