Bluff in cash games - a must or just an option?

[nicolas jesus]

I think that if you never bluff does mean that when you bet you will have a good hand and when not bet you will not have a good hand. Then a good player will be folding when we bet. And if we do not make a bet a good player is going to bet all his range and we would be exploitable.
However in micro-limit no good players and need not balance and is not good to do many bluf at low levels

 

[SNOOPIDAO]

Blef help you in case your opponent escapes with frequency but if your opponent has a large number of chips be careful not to get a raise

 

[theresets]

It depends on the game. If you are playing in a game where everyone is calling down with bottom pair obviously you don't want to go around bluffing in this game. On the other hand if you are playing a game where people will not go to showdown without the nuts, bluffing is going to be a very profitable game. With that being said, in a normal game with competent players it's definitely -EV to never bluff but be sure you are picking the right spots to do so

 

[wlad20082009]

If there is no card . At least from time to time . The bluff fails

 

[Aleks]

Poker is also a game of bluff. For me, bluffing is sometimes necessary, but avoid I try to read other people's hands ...

 

[antonis32123]

Bluff is part of the game .You cannot win big on the long run if you don't bluff small or big on specific spots or persons especially at the higher stakes on the cash games . The same happens on a bigger scale on the tournaments and on the sngs . On the micro stakes cash games it's more difficult to bluff as there are more calling stations , but that doesn't mean you cannot . There are many overtight players that can be bluffed , players who cannot confront three barrelling or folding their cards if they don't ave the nuts . If you mix your game , watching carefully your villains' moves through HUD , you'll find spots to extract value from cbets blufs or semi blufs . I try to get improved on this field , I have to master it a lot more but this would have better result I guess if I play on higher stakes ,but notnow . many interesting things have been said on this thread to follow and learn .

 

[nikolica11]

There is no more profitable games without bluffing. You just should to make right betting size when you try to bluff.
Here is what should to help you to defined your bet size when you plan to bluff:
How often player you try to bluff play their hands
How often he folds on barels
Is your hand good enough for semi-bluff
When should stop do it in a hand
To know what to do just keep tracking the specific players.

 

[poliaris747]

You correctly argue, on the right track. But bluffing careful not to get involved in this type of strategy game. After one pass, then another bluff will want to repeat this trick more and then the danger. We can not too often abuse it. In order to make a profit can not play exclusively - bluff

 

[allinraw]

I like to bluff on the river

 

[allinraw]

thank you for the oppurtunity to express my opinion on here everybody.. I usually bluff not to often and play extra tight..

 

[marc1872]

sometimes its worth the risk just hope they dont raise

 

[marc1872]

bluffing

sometimes its worth the risk just hope they dont raise

 

[marcumx]

sometimes i never bluff but often if you project the image that you're super tight you can almost bluff and get away with it

 

[ds276]

bluff power not only in poker but in life. not seeing the opponent and his reaction playing online, bluffing is difficult and easy at the same time.all players at the table equally . but the bluff by far a very powerful weapon. you need to be in balance, when to use a bluff. of course, if you play on micro stakes, bluffing is ineffective, but what a satisfaction when you get a favorable outcome when he is bluffing, and stop bluffing the other players

 

[Bodomovac]

You can make some money without bluffing. On the other hand, you can surely win even more if you know when and who to bluff.

 

[marakhovskii]

beautiful bluff on the river is always needed

 

[timbos fire]

As rounder's said your goal in a cash game is to win one big hand an hour... if you hit that one big hand an hour you shouldn't have any problem staying up without risking chips with too much bluffing...

 

[es530]

is an essential tool, but it's cruel if not used with skill.

 

[ScottieDuncan]

Bluffing is a necessity.

 

[braveslice]

Not needed at 2NL or 5NL (probably 10NL too), majority of players will lose more than gain by bluffing there, me included. I even had a note on my screen saying: “Don’t bluff” But then I got bad conscience when I did, so I removed it

Maybe in tourneys you need it, it looks folding to CB is very common there.

 

[radouane]

i do not think that you can win a tourneys without bluff.
to win you need to play a strict poker, bluff and a good luck

 

[Haanski]

I think you need to work in bluffs to win in the long run or else when you don't get good cards you are guaranteed to lose

 

[skavenger]

face, I believe that does not like playing poker without bluff, much less the mode that best plays bluff - cash

 

[AdmiralKoch]

It's fine..until someone breaks you. Not a sound play if you aren't really good.

 

[roddypra]

looks bluff cash game is very complicated. You've got to know quite who is bluffing. You can lose everything with one wrong move and even more if taking a pro at the table. The variance he may propose in the game is immense and this can confuse you. I rarely bluff, so when caught young players and see that it ta paying little pot and gives sign that does not have much on hand. But that, as I said, for beginners players, who still do not know how to handle the cards properly. . Even better is to bluff in the tournament, cause you do not compromise your bankroll.