Bluffing: Is It Just Me Or Am I Unlucky?

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It seems like whenever I try to bluff I either get called because they don't believe me or the dude actually has the nuts. I try to stick to a tight range and open up as the button gets closer, but sometimes cards aren't falling your day and blinds are going up. So you try to throw out a couple bluffs but the dude calls it because he has a good hand or when I try to play loose early in the tournament and everyone is catching the flop and can't be bluffed! What are factors to consider when bluffing and how do I go about improving my "bluff" game?
 
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It seems like whenever I try to bluff I either get called because they don't believe me or the dude actually has the nuts. I try to stick to a tight range and open up as the button gets closer, but sometimes cards aren't falling your day and blinds are going up. So you try to throw out a couple bluffs but the dude calls it because he has a good hand or when I try to play loose early in the tournament and everyone is catching the flop and can't be bluffed! What are factors to consider when bluffing and how do I go about improving my "bluff" game?
Edit: also when trying to bluff, when is it time to fold the hand and move On?
 
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Your bluff has to make sense. You can't just decide to try a bluff. It will look odd to anyone paying attention and send off red flags to your opponents. You have to think about the previous actions that led up to the time you are making the bluff. Think "what hand am I trying to represent and does that make sense for how this hand was played? Do I think my opponent has a hand that they would lay down if s/he believes me? " Make sure the size of your bet makes sense to what you want your opponent thinks you are trying to represent.
 
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to bluff you need to prepare opponents, if you play a tournament, then divide its stages - the beginning, the middle, and the end. In the initial stage of the tournament you can not bluff. In the middle stage, you begin to prepare opponents for the future bluff, and only at the last stage of the tournament will your bluff pass.
 
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It seems like whenever I try to bluff I either get called because they don't believe me or the dude actually has the nuts. I try to stick to a tight range and open up as the button gets closer, but sometimes cards aren't falling your day and blinds are going up. So you try to throw out a couple bluffs but the dude calls it because he has a good hand or when I try to play loose early in the tournament and everyone is catching the flop and can't be bluffed! What are factors to consider when bluffing and how do I go about improving my "bluff" game?
well hijack this is right up my street !! It seems so often when I make a move on the blinds someone wakes up with a monster. But not to worry...without blind stealing you cannot win the tourney anyway
 
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No i am unlucky too always met with idiot players on table. And lost against them with monster hands.
 
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если вы новичок в покер, вы не должны блефовать! блеф - это искусство опытных игроков, и вы научитесь правильно блефовать, но вам нужно время и опыт !!!
 
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the bluffer must know the thoughs of the other players so as to create a gme plan for winning
 
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You are not alone [emoji6] Happens to many of us now and then.
Perhaps reading some theory and watching videos on bluffing can be useful. E.g. on what boards can we or can not bluff, etc.
 
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You are right -- watching videos on bluffing can be useful ,but still need to be prepare to do this
 
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you are not the only one, I've been through more than one occasion
 
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@ankitantil Always happen in the beginning of the tournaments,as well in the later stage lot of bluffing happen
 
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It is called variance and sometimes it makes you want to give up or play hands you shouldn’t. Try resetting yourself or practicing with play money to get your emotions out. Sometimes I find that works. Good luck.
 
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if you don;t know your game you will not be able to bluff anybady ... when you will bluff next time you must believe yourself what action you will make.
 
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Losing players believe in `luck`because it explains things for them.Winning players eliminate `luck`or embrace it,,,ya,it`s you:) But you can always change the way you play,,,:top:
 
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I listened to a good podcast recently, may have been Red Chip Poker but not sure, where the pro suggested bluffing more on "wet boards" I.e where there are high cards and potential straight/ flush draws, rather than dry boards I.e j 6 2 rainbow.

Reason for this is a wet board is a scare board - you might not have hit but chances are your villain hasn't either and will therefore be worried about your hand and potential draws and therefore more likely to fold.
 
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If feels everyone has you pegged, they just might. Re-think how and when you bluff. What kind of bluff are your attempting?
Preflop? Flop turn and/or river?
Semi bluff or stone cold bluff?

Sometimes if you put in a bluff and someone comes in over the top you have to be prepared to lose those chips you put on the table. Of course if you went all in and your opponent called, well that's a part of the risk.

Take notes and relook at your games if using a decent HUD. try to anticipate what range of cards your opponent is going to call with as well. And check out some reading material and videos to give you a different perspective.

Finally what you experience in freerolls is not necessarily what you will experience in buyin tourneys (especially in a freezout)
 
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For me, bluffing is all about placing yourself in your opponents place... Think about their range and what hands they can fold, what hands will they check-call, and which are raising. Not every time someone checks is a sign of weakness!
Also, think about how your play looks, does it really make sence to value certain hands on the turn/river..
I suggest trying an old bluff line, i use it a lot and is succesfull:
Call to see the flop out of position
Flop: you check, opponent raises, you just call
1st option:
If u check on the turn and get a check behind, feel free to raise 75%pot on the river
2nd option, go for a check-raise on the turn...
Be mindfull not to do this often as people will exploit it the more time passes :)
 
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the type of player and the specific range of each player in addition to the type of flop and the stack that both have not to hook and can throw their cards
 
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agreed

to bluff you need to prepare opponents, if you play a tournament, then divide its stages - the beginning, the middle, and the end. In the initial stage of the tournament you can not bluff. In the middle stage, you begin to prepare opponents for the future bluff, and only at the last stage of the tournament will your bluff pass.

this is pretty spot on advice. building a tight image early is useful in the later stages when you have to make moves
 
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this is pretty spot on advice. building a tight image early is useful in the later stages when you have to make moves
I agree with you, but all the same when transplanted for another table in a new way, you start to create an image for yourself, and adjust to new opponents!
 
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I recommend not bluff .. but to be bluff happens ... always bluff in position when it is the game button!
 
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to bluff you need to prepare opponents, if you play a tournament, then divide its stages - the beginning, the middle, and the end. In the initial stage of the tournament you can not bluff. In the middle stage, you begin to prepare opponents for the future bluff, and only at the last stage of the tournament will your bluff pass.

This could be a theory but im not 100% in agreement with it, because you can do 2 bluff to an opponent starting the tournament and with that you would be preparing the ground so that they pay when you need chips in the final table..


to make a bluff correctly, you have to understand it, make sense of the bluff, at the beginning of the tournament it does not make much sense to try bluff, much better to look for a premiun hand .. bluffing you have to convince your opponent that you have the hand you should, u can practice that in freerolls.
 
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To perform a bluff, you need to create a good reputation at the poker table. If you have created a reputation for tight player, the opponents will play with you carefully. Most likely, they will throw their cards on your bluff, if you do it right. The essence is to play the hands in the same manner as its previous winning hand.
 
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This could be a theory but im not 100% in agreement with it, because you can do 2 bluff to an opponent starting the tournament and with that you would be preparing the ground so that they pay when you need chips in the final table..

At the beginning of the tournament it is very difficult to prepare a land for yourself, do not forget about the frequent change of the table, and even if it is a freeroll with a good card a small percentage to win, in the middle position of the tournament it is easier to play and read the opponent.
 
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