theories on poker

I am curious as to how many people play there cards and how many play the chance that you might be able to bluff someone off a pot by making them believe you have a stronger hand than them now dont get me wrong i know position has a lot to do with betting but I would think you would want to have more than a draw or an assumption that if i bet so much above what the pot is worth they will fold.What do you guys think

I think you should express yourself a bit clearer before posting. Ever heard of a full-stop?

Anyway. My answer? IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE OPPONENT, THE CHIP STACK, TABLE IMAGE...etc etc!

Personally, I never bluff. When playing against me, you must always fold to my raise, since I undoubtedly have you beat.

Same here, i dont tend to bluff very much at all. I have tried in the past but got busted every time! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that i am a horrible liar? I dont know. But on the other hand i will try to take the pot if the situation is good, but that doesnt happen very often either.

Good question though, i have often wondered the same thing of others.

I only bluff, I fold all my good hands cause we all know AA always get cracked, so I have gone 100% total bluff, you can never trust me.

dj11 said:

I only bluff, I fold all my good hands cause we all know AA always get cracked, so I have gone 100% total bluff, you can never trust me.

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^^ This. Actually, everyone here plays just this way, except for the poached egg guy, that's why he always wing.

Poached ? Bah, I spit on poached. :eviltongu

Griddled is the only way.

Turniphead I dont understand why you say I should express myself a bit clearer before I post.I thought it was rather simple i was reading through another thread and noticed that alot of replies to the thread seemed to be talking towards position,and amounts to bet.These are the types of players that I call chance players,or I geuss better known as bluffers.I just couldnt believe that no one had givin this guy a heads up on what cards he should be looking for.I didnt either the more I thought of replying to his thread the more I thought I dont want to let anyone in on my playing style.
I do appreciate the replies,and dont forget you may not want to try2stopme!

I think bluffing is a thing that ppl with limited experience of poker think the game is all about. It`s not!!!

Obviously there are different types of bluffs, but I think (accepting that in some low level buyins ppl will go all in with ziltch) the amount of time someone will try a stone cold bluff without any outs must be below 5% on average.

In general, as has been said, it will depend on chip stacks, outs, stage of tourny, read on players, etc.

Bluffing is definitely a big part of the game, come on guy what are you talking about? Whether it be an all out bluff or semi bluff. Personally I like to set up my bluffs with a smooth call on the flop, ecspecially when I have position.

Nash69 said:

if you bluff with a big bet, it will work...

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Unless they have a big hand

i tend not to bluff with big bets but little ones. big bets send out a message your bluffing but a bet 3/4 of the pot wil have teh same effect and if you get caught you will lose much less.

i don't bluff a whole lot. Occasionaly in position i might try to steal the blinds... show a good hand first

I will use bluffing, to steal the blinds. It is a survival technique that I try to use while I'm not getting strong hands. It is an attempt to slow down the depletion of my chip stack.
I will also use bluffing when I have a strong table image after a rush of strong hands.

However I find that there is a lot more chips gain to be made by using deception when I not I have the nuts.