Quote Originally Posted by bdawg56kg
Also, at the top of your post you said this was a loose table, which I'm guessing means lots of calling stations. So the general rule of thumb is to not bluff or semibluff loose calling stations, because they will not fold their TPNK.
Reread the thread again. What you are missing is that my bets on the flop and turn are NOT semi bluffs…not in the sense that I want anyone to fold. I want them all to call. They are pot building bets because I own more than 1/8th of that pot but I only have to put in exactly 1/8th of the money. Every call into that pot is making me money. It’s a concept from limit holdem that applies here.

I can’t put anyone on a higher flush draw till the flush hits (wouldn’t it be sweet if you could). So once the flush hits I begin to suspect a higher flush is out there. Reguardless, I am playing it fairly strong…bet wise. It just so happens that I lost these hands to higher flushes but that wouldn’t normally be the case.

Quote Originally Posted by bdawg56kg
I would try to draw as cheaply as possible against these people. Just make a hand, then get the money in.
This is exactly what I normally do at these passive/fishy tables. This situation is different since I have > pot equity than the $ I am putting in.