How often do you bluff and in what cases?

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only for playes money cash > 0,05/0,10$

i usually bluff (1 to 3 depending on the hand) if see small bets on flop/tern/river
if I see the nuts and a small bet on the river, bluffing at 3-5 of his bet.
and I see that this strategy justifies itself in cash games and completely non-working in tournaments
 
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It probably works on NL10, but it does not work at all on NL2. You too often get called from small pairs and draws. Who will be eager to throw out players of higher limits.
 
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you dont bluff 1 to 3 BB you bluff 5 BB at once.

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bluffing means you represent very strong hand not somewhat strong hand.
 
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I bleffo very little, usually in spots sicks
 
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Rarely bluff,,,but semi-bluff all the time;)
 
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Online or no? That's a big part of the answer.
 
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Most peeps expect a bluff, if you know the players you may have an idea, but for the most part I hardly every bluff but if I did bluff they probably wouldnt call me.
 
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I bluff quite a bit actually. Usually nothing too crazy, but if I waited for good cards I'd pretty much never make any headway. I try to space it out, and hate it when I magically get a playable hand right after a bluff. I know that I'm going to get too much action if I open two hands in a row.
 
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I never bluff, and you should put that in your notes on me.
 
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i semi bluff often but never really bluf. I find it a lot easier to do when playing online compared to at a casino or something like that
 
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Rarely bluff,,,but semi-bluff all the time;)
Yeah, I semi-bluff sometimes too, but I don't really consider those to be bluffs. I know they are, but, they're also still live hands. I prefer a bluff with pure garbage (62o, 72o) since it's easier to let it go if I meet some resistance, i.e., there's no confusing it for what it actually is.

I will also bluff with suited garbage. That's kind of interesting because I consider it a bluff while many at the low stakes consider it a good hand. Very odd.
 
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Yeah, I semi-bluff sometimes too, but I don't really consider those to be bluffs. I know they are, but, they're also still live hands. I prefer a bluff with pure garbage (62o, 72o) since it's easier to let it go if I meet some resistance, i.e., there's no confusing it for what it actually is.

I will also bluff with suited garbage. That's kind of interesting because I consider it a bluff while many at the low stakes consider it a good hand. Very odd.
But if I have aq and flop is co.pletely midranged cards I still bluff a high pocket pair etc especially if turn is not a king in that situation. Sure this comes to bite me hard at River if opponent slowplaying me with nuts and I hit the river etc but that's poker baby, if you want a coward's game take up chess.
 
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I only bluff when im in position and if i can fold and muck my hand if i see that the opponent is calling my bluff.
 
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I rarely bluff unless small bets
 
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In the cash game, the bluff is better than in the tournaments, I have been bluffing a lot in the tournament and many times I flew off the tournament, now I bluff very rarely and look at the situation when you can bluff!
 
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From my point of view for a bluff to be successful should be given some playing conditions ... for example you must be in a good position ... there should be more than three playing the hand ... the ideal would be two villains ... know prior study that the villains who are playing the hand are very tilt ... and most importantly you do not have to do it often because they can catch you ... if these conditions occur I always do ...
 
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The bluff to the cache takes place ,because the game for cash and tournament buy chips...a Simple fear of losing your cash.
 
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could not answer because of profile restrictions, it was meant how often you bluff with a weak hand (no more than the 1st pair)
 
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saw desperate players in the cash game who bluffed full bankroll, having only the highest card, but these were rare cases and at the same time they played either full house or kare
 
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You should bluff when you think it will work, if you have a villan that plays 85% of hands you can know that they wont hit most of the time, but if you are playing against a nit that plays 6% of hands and has a very low aggression factor you probably shouldnt try to bluff the river.
 
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I guess there are many kind of bluffing situation, first at all decide if you wanna bluff for to get the blinds or go for the "big stack". The last is pretty hard in free roll tournaments because ppl dont care :)
 
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You should bluff when you think it will work, if you have a villan that plays 85% of hands you can know that they wont hit most of the time, but if you are playing against a nit that plays 6% of hands and has a very low aggression factor you probably shouldnt try to bluff the river.
I agree, but such players usually put high stakes in a post river
 
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Dont bluff in any situation and some players never fold in that stakes some players only fold with failed draws
 
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not always
its depend on opponents; if see he play tight or he is a weak I bluff
and remember this never bluff on new players
 
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Once in a while

It does not often justify itself in my case. I will bluff in one on one if I have good sign my opponent did not hit or some occasion like that.
 
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