semi-bluff

English

Alternative forms

  • semibluff

Etymology

From semi- +‎ bluff.

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 they have some chance of improving their 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
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