Do You Show the Bluff?

Okay so if you bluff somebody out of a relatively large hand, do you show your cards? I guess (similar to a lot of things) it can depend of situations and player tendencies and stuff, but im wondering about people's opinions.

i luv showing the bluffs it induces calls in the future and has worked very well for me, i have heard many differnt opinions but i say show it lol

myself i tend not to show the bluff unless i know i can get the player to think im bluffing only on him, you can use it to trap a player showing a bluff but as you said it depends on the situation.

personally i think your better off never showing a bluff. show a bluff to a reg and you might get more action from him later but seriously, lets face it, you do better at this game when we take it down without a showdown. i hardly ever make a big hand so i'd rather them think i had it everytime they fold.

show a bluff to a fish and they will usually quit... this happened in my live game yesterday when an ignorant reg decided to show his bluff. it was very disappointing to see him leave.

Poker is a game of incomplete information, giving people free information is foolish unless you are very good at what you are doing & most folks are no where near as good as they have deluded themselves into thinking they are.
Or if you prefer, no.

^^I'm mainly with this... If a player is experienced enough it depends on what they're trying to acheive... A bad point to doing this is if you suddenly hit a bad run (no explanations needed of why, I should think...)

Villain specific.

Generally, just big pots, early in session. This like everyone said...isn't for everyone. For most its just free info that you shouldnt be giving away. I find it heelps my value bets later in session when I've shown that I can 3barrel bluff with complete air. Some villains tilt like hell when you do that..know them, use it..esp if they still have a good stack remaining.

They always remember that one hand that I 4bet pre and fired on every street with complete air, and make awful decisions based on that. The nits get angry and discuss how awful it was and wa wa wa..and curse luck out when they stack off with some mediocre hand on a wet board that I clearly hit later in the session lol.

Almost never ,let them guess.

I love seeing my friends faces when then think I am bluffing and I just slide my cards into the muck, and collect the chips.

They HATE it. I usually just say, "I don't know man, I probably had you beat"

I agree with most people here, there are not too many situations were it would be profitable to give away free information, by showing a bluff. Sometimes letting them guess can be just as effective at throwing them off as showing a bluff.

never, i will always keep them guessing!! Never show, Never tell..that how i roll

i usually never show anything, if i do then its very very rare.
if i played against friends just then i would show some times i guess but thats also some other.

so all in all then i do not show.

would it be good to do some times?

Agree

Muck em, and when anyone suggests you were bluffing, tell em you had quads every time. Then they start looking at the hand history to see if it were possible/thinking about what you said and that puts them off their game and that increases your edge.

When I show then it is for reasons other than playing optimal poker (ego, in yo face, etc).

Just last night a guy at the table showed a J3 bluff that he bet huge (totally missed the flop). Ran everyone off and scooped the pot.

Later on another huge bet (all in) - I called with TP - he had J5, which again had totally missed the flop. I am not calling that had he not shown earlier.

Side note: I think I would much rather have them wondering if I am on a heater and hitting everything than wondering, "Is he bluffing, AGAIN? Cause I know he bluffs and this could be one of those times. Maybe I better take some time to really think through the action of this hand."

I rarely show a bluff, and think it unwise to do so unless you are attempting to draw players into a trap of assuming you are a bluffer. In this case you might show a bluff, then be careful not to risk much on future bluffs. Safest strategy: Just keep your cards to yourself!

I never consider myself one of the best at the table so why would I ever want to give Free information to players better than me.

man sometimes i show, sometimes i dont, if i show first time i show always and make them angry and when i feel they tilt then i PWN them but its also good never to show cards, even if you bluff or you dont so opponent dont know what you are doing ;D

Pros I know say they only show AA, KK to get respect and thats it. I sometimes show a draw hand if they over bet me huge like their betting me off a big hand. I sdont want them thinking I'm weak - just capable of river flushing them so b careful. I mean that I have gears - so they might not have the right read on me next time as well.

OMG - don't do that. Better for them to think you're weak without any hard evidence than knowing you chase draws (unless they can screw up your pot odds).

I do not show 99% of the time. If I want people to call me more frequently in a tight table during a tournament I would show a weak bluff such as 45suited and not my semi-bluff J10suited that hit high pair. I would then hope it would pay off on a future bet when I have an AA, KK, QQ and hope for a call.

Since I dont know when it is right to show, I never do.

Never show--bluff or not. Unless it's 3 2 os then you HAVE to show!

I never show bluffs or strong hands, but maybe i would on TV :-)