Bluff

Do you often bluff in the game, and in which cases is it better not to bluff? What is your opinion?

Do I bluff, yes I do. How often really depend on the game and who is in it. There are days I never bluff and others I make several of them. If there is a tight guy who is just folding all the time I will make a few more calculated bluffs. Against guy who is just calling over and over again I wont ever bluff.

I live for bluffing. Bluffing makes the game more and more exciting. Sometimes I pick my spots very wrong and then you just have to figure out why I did it and why I shouldn't do it. Sometimes even you got yourself called it can be really good spot to bluff but your opponent just have to few marginal hands which he can call. Often he doesn't have it for his range. Or the good hand range is just so narrow so you have to bluff if that combo is more in your range.

If you don’t bluff, you don’t win

Successful tournament poker is built off finding the right spots for bluffs. For me, I do small, situational / positional bluffs often. This also helps to create a table image that will help to pay you off later.

bluff or not

I don't know about anyone else but i may bluff if i feel i can take it down.
After suffering through complete rubbish hands for quite a while i may try to extract myself with a bluff.

I use mostly a bluff against tight players

Bluffing is one of the successful strategies, like everyone else. I believe that you need to change your strategy throughout the game or session. Bluff, tight, loose - this is how you can achieve greater success.

Redbull199030 said:

Do you often bluff in the game, and in which cases is it better not to bluff? What is your opinion?

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Don't bluff on a paired Board

Bluff all the way. It's the most exciting part of the game however you have to chose the right people to do it, like tight players for example as well as the right spot!

I think Dacruz is right, bluff is the best part

You will have to bluff to win as otherwise you will only be playing your cards and you will not get enough to win. Limit your bluffs in multi-way pots and increase your bluffs (relative to normal) the later in the hand you are. Many will float the flop, fewer float the turn, and fewer call down on the river. That last sentence is dependent on stakes played so keep that in mind.

I bluff, but I use it when I have the chips to do it with, and when I know someone in the hand is playing real tight. Also around ITM time is a good time to bluff people off pots. Truth is that I get caught bluffing a whole lot though.

Do not bluff against aggressive fish, she can check you at any time and do not bluff against (the chip leader) as he has the opportunity to test you and do not bluff against short games as they have nothing to lose and they can check your bluff too !!! My opinion is better to bluff against passive players and players with an average stack - who have something to lose !!!

Bluffing is also necessary for winning at poker as well as luck. You need to understand what your reputation at the table and what your opponents. Bluffing does not always work. When you are trying to make a good bluff your heart starts beating faster. This is adrenaline. Poker is sometimes strong feelings.

Outright lies always sound and look stupid, bluffing has to be vague and as inconspicuous as it is noticeable.
I think on tournament tables at least.
When there is a greater enough amount on the line, perhaps a crazy outright lie will win its fair share of the time.

It all depends on how my opponent plays, if he plays loose, then I won’t bluff against him. And if my opponent plays tightly, then sometimes I can bluff against him. I use Hold'em Manager2, thanks to the statistics that he shows, it is very easy to understand when and against whom you can bluff, and in which cases it is better not to bluff.

Redbull199030 said:

Do you often bluff in the game, and in which cases is it better not to bluff? What is your opinion?

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??? incorrect question, in my opinion! Bluffing is an integral part of the game. The same game tool as math, and courage. Especially on the loot, or against a player with a small stack. Of course, bluffing should be appropriate and timely, and it is unlikely that this can be done all the time. Personally, I love it, and I think I do it very well))))

Bluffs have to be a part of our arsenal. We just can't abuse that option. The one thing that makes a good player great and bluffs work is patience. Don't play every hand 100% just because they're connected somehow. If the table is super slow and the blinds or calls seem easy to steal, a big bet pre-flop may do the trick. Again, it's something that you have to read on the table.

not too much only when flop allow me to or player stats or when i miss flop with AK :sheep: