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Message: [QUOTE="DS3, post: 5360133, member: 407846"] [I]Firstcrack-[/I] [I]Semi-bluffs are more important to have in your arsenal than pure bluffs...[/I] Completely agree. The other day I was watching some early Phil Ivey[I]. [/I]He went into a pot with a mediocre hand, raised, then when his bet was matched (or even re-raised I can't recall this hand perfectly) he looked taken aback[I]. [/I]It was as though he had thought, " I'll just take this pot". He then bet the turn I believe, his opponent matched, then on the river he went all in[I]. [/I]I do not think it was high level thinking, I do not think he had a specific read either[I].[/I]I believe he wanted the confrontation, the showdown[I]...[/I]"I'll put my whole stack in danger, will you?"The guy folded, as numerous would in the years to come[I].[/I] I think one component of making this kind of bluff is not being scared to lose, to be able to embrace the gamble- something which feels almost alien to me. [/QUOTE]