semi bluff

how much to bet to improve flush or straight on the turn /river in late stage of the tournament?

If I understand the question correctly, id say half the pot

You're question (if I understand it right) is kind of vague. How much is a good bet when semi-bluffing with a flush or OE straight draw?

It depends on the other players, board texture, money ladder.....too many things to list actually.

As a general rule, try to figure out how much you can put in to achieve your goal (taking the pot down) without risking as much of your stack as possible. In other words: no more than you have to.

Semi bluffs work mostly when its heads up, on multiway pots you want to simply call and hope to catch a card, because the implied odds are great. Half the pot is a good bet size.

Half pot if HU. If you have multiple opps call and hope you hit the card u need

When semi bluffing with a flush draw, its always good to bet half the pot or just over, this is because as the pot builds you will get high rewards for your flush/straight if you hit it and if you don't there is still a good enough reason to fire a third barrel and hopefully take down the pot!

babydrago9 said:

When semi bluffing with a flush draw, its always good to bet half the pot or just over, this is because as the pot builds you will get high rewards for your flush/straight if you hit it and if you don't there is still a good enough reason to fire a third barrel and hopefully take down the pot!

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Yeah, man, that third barrel saved my ass in quite some situations! Ofc it can get you in trouble if you are short on chips, but overall it is profitable bet (for me atleast)