I c-bet the flop, followed through on the turn, got min-raised which I called (getting 4:1 odds with half a stack behind) and didn't hit on the river.
I wouldn't call this a major bluff at all. But why would you advise against it in the early stages? Do people call down too much?
Oops, quoted your original post before edit.
Playing draws aggressively in the early stages is tricky if any of the value is in fold
equity as it's so hard to get people to laydown any top pair type hand. On the other hand the lack of folding is the key to building a stack.
Generally the plan is to keep pots relatively small (compared to ring) with draws without becoming a calling station and losing what equity there is. It is so opponent dependant though.
In other news, I have mad reading skills (or am such a tightass, one or the other)
pokerstars Game #23996121456: Tournament #132775752, $40+$4 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2009/01/17 13:50:18 ET
Table '132775752 14' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: kokynho (7143 in chips)
Seat 2: pumagris (19381 in chips)
Seat 3: Casinobob61 (13392 in chips)
Seat 4: zglazer (8992 in chips)
Seat 5: Irexes (52610 in chips)
Seat 6: huricane83 (37167 in chips)
kokynho: posts the ante 50
pumagris: posts the ante 50
Casinobob61: posts the ante 50
zglazer: posts the ante 50
Irexes: posts the ante 50
huricane83: posts the ante 50
zglazer: posts small blind 300
Irexes: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Irexes [Ks Ac]
huricane83: folds
kokynho: raises 893 to 1493
pumagris: folds
Casinobob61: raises 3907 to 5400
zglazer: folds
Irexes: folds
kokynho: raises 1693 to 7093 and is all-in
Casinobob61: calls 1693
*** FLOP *** [4s 8c Ts]
*** TURN *** [4s 8c Ts] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [4s 8c Ts Jh] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kokynho: shows [Ah As] (two pair, Aces and Fours)
Casinobob61: shows [Kd Kc] (two pair, Kings and Fours)
kokynho collected 15386 from pot