So try this one on for size … works great as a semi-bluff, where holding a really good 3-card low might be good enough at showdown if everyone misses.
If he stands pat ahead of you, you're either drawing one to your semi-bluff, or just releasing your hand if you have air.
It surely didn't improve my hand but it could have helped out my opponent if he was trying to represent a straight on a semi-bluff.— Vindy.com stories: Vindy.com Newswatch » Breaking News from around Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana Ohio
In [poker] games with multiple betting rounds, to bluff on one round with an inferior or drawing hand that might improve in a later round is called a semi-bluff.— Planet TW
A player making a semi-bluff can win the pot two different ways: by all opponents folding immediately or by catching a card to improve the player's hand.— Planet TW
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