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semi-bluff

semi-bluff

English

Noun

semi-bluff (plural semi-bluffs)

  1. (poker) A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that he or she has some chance of improving his hand to win at a showdown.

Verb

semi-bluff (third-person singular simple present semi-bluffs, present participle semi-bluffing, simple past and past participle semi-bluffed)

  1. (poker) To attempt a semi-bluff

References

  • Sklansky, David (1994) The Theory of Poker, 3rd edition, 2+2 publishing, ISBN 978-1880685006