Introduction

• Why semi-bluffs should be a part of your game
  
• The importance of position
  
• How to react to a check/raise
  

This article will focus on a powerful weapon (that can easily backfire) in your poker arsenal, the semi-bluff.

Semi-bluffs should be a part of every good poker player's repertoire. But before you begin incorporating them into your game, you need to understand how they work to avoid having them backfire. So what exactly is a semi-bluff? When can you make one and why should you do so? What kind of opponents do you want target with semi-bluffs? These are the questions to be answered in this article.