| This is a discussion on Bluffing worth it online? within the online poker forums, in the Cash Games section; do most ppl play str8 out online? Is it even worth bluffing online? And should u only fold when your bluff when some one reraises ... |
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| Bluffing worth it online? do most ppl play str8 out online? Is it even worth bluffing online? And should u only fold when your bluff when some one reraises your bluff? Any help would be nice. |
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| You know this is a forum on the internet not your cell phone right? You can type the words out with minimal effort. To your question, stakes make a big difference on your bluffing abilities as well as when you are bluffing. You can not just bluff whenever you want and expect it to work. |
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| Bluffing tends not to work as well on line. For instance bluffing to establish a table image is largely wasted as most aren't paying attention to you anyway. As Steve stated this varies somewhat depending on the buy in, structure & your familiarity with the other players. |
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| figuratively speaking bluffing SHOULD be easier online because you dont have to worry about giving away a tell however i dont think it works nearly as well as in real life but thats just my opinion. Ive bluffed off alot of chips that i think i mightve been able to pick up at a live ring game. but just my opinion |
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| Wait for the good hands to come. U dont need to throw your stack away at nothing when they may just be slowplaying you the whole time. Happens way to much online. Especially if youre at a table where people are coming and going every two minutes. No one can tell if your good enough to have the hand you are thought to have. Just wait for the good one and go for the kill. |
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| Everything is situation dependent but in general the best philosophy is to play solid tight poker. One thing for sure: Bluffing against opponents that call too much is not the smartest of moves Bluffing is really not worth it at the micro stakes. Now stealing that is another story....... |
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| bluffing is neccesary in poker period online or not. Personally i reccomend semi-bluffing because at least then you have a pair or two pair when theres a flush or straight out there and you might be able to take down a good pot by semibluffing. i have made all out bluffs but i make sure to establish my tight/aggressive image first and i only bluff out the loose aggresive players but im very careful about it and i need to pick up a betting pattern to do it. |
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| re: Bluffing worth it online? poker Bluffing and semi bluffing with the right frequency and against the right players is going to show a much higher winrate than someone who plays straightforward. People who play straightforward will never get that high in the ranks as their play becomes far to easy to play against. |
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| Bluffing is effective online especially late in tourney when blinds are large. With that said, i think table image is extremely important at these stages of the tournies. Of course, positional play is important as well as patience, thats what people mean when they say`you gotta pick your spots`. Early stages of the tourney is when you set up your table image and then you can change gears in the middle stages. Showing a few bluffs can be detrimental to your game but that is still being debated within these forums. But to answer your question, I would say YES, it is worth it. |
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| Why do new members start stupid threads like this? If you can't pick spots to bluff, your money is down the drain, bottom line. A perfect example was tonight game at UB. I was card dead the whole game and the only pots I won were bluffs. To answer your question,,,,YES |
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| bluffing has more to do with the buy-in as well as it has to do with how well your reading the table. at a higher buy-in people will be more scared to lose so if you pick your spot right you can pull it off. but as a lot of people have said/agreed already most people dont pay attention. so thats really useful to know. because if they dont watch the players at the table they dont know your style of play. it also kind of has to do with how many people are the table IMO. say a full table 8-9 people there are better chances of being called. so you should really pick your hands when you try and pull a bluff. when you get down to 3-4 players you can open up a variety of hands instead of just Premium hands. |
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| i would suggest that at the lower levels never bluff because players at low limits are willing to call with bottom pair and are hard to bluff-now as you increase in stakes bluffing becomes more of a weapon since high level thinking players are capable of laying down monster hands if they feel they are behind-also never ever show a bluff-why give away info-the_urge27 |
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| bluffing online is a great weapon but keep in mind that you can only bluff good players-players that are willing to lay down monster hands-at lower stakes do not even try it as weaker players refuse to ley down anything-at lower stakes you need to have a read on the player and really believe that they will lay it down-the_urge27 |
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| re: Bluffing worth it online? poker Of course you can bluff ... but just remember that you might just have to [and be ready/willing] to fold, depending on the response/position. So bet a respectful amount, then observe the response/effect. This is also a good way to "test" the others at the table by the way ... yep you can gather tells [or habits] by such observations over time. |
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| These days basic poker knowledge is widespread and even beginning players know that aggression wins. So when your playing online against people instead of having two or three aggressive players you will find 7 or 8 playing aggressive. They don't know how to slow the aggression down so you find them calling your bluffs all the time. The pro's have said that they bluff less these days because people are just not going to be "outplayed anymore." Bluff less online against amateur players! |
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| Bluffing The best time to bluff is when your close to the payouts.Never try bluffing a short stack and consider if your trying to steal pre-flop will/could a short stack call from late position or move allin?Also I would never try bluffing after the payout has been reached.Most short stacks at this period will move allin with almost any two cards.Pick your spots wisely. |
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