Do you use bluff in cash game in big pots

I sure hope so. If you never get caught bluffing, then you aren't bluffing enough. You aren't going to always make a good hand/or the best hand, so you need to use the bluff as a way to take down pots that you otherwise wouldn't have.

Scared money doesn't make money

Most bluffs turn out to be a blunder. Not worth the chance.

Bluff is an art between return and risk.

And big pots lead greedy, i dislike but maybe to bluff at that time.

Of course i did.......but i'm not good bluffer.....i'm better in tournament

Here's a pattern I notice a lot at 10NL at BOL. Limp/call preflop, call flop, call turn, shove river. Or, they will bet small flop, bet larger turn, then at least pot size on river if you don't raise'e,. It's not easy to figure out which one is legit and which is BS cuz they play so many hands and could very well have a bigger piece of the board than your TP.

There are many super aggressive guys. Lots of floaters as well.

Minutes ago I ended up winning a big pot by making a river call on tilt with only K high from SB. On a 332AA board. Dude limped called my raise preflop and floated me twice on the flop and turn, then he shoved on the river when I checked.

Normally I do not play that way, but I was so sick of them betting everything and catching 4 outters that I called with K high and won. One dude floated me on the flop with nothing and caught a runner runner straight. That set me on tilt. But if he bet smaller on the river I may have folded.

Sometimes you just gotta donk it if the other guy(s) are being super aggro and sense any weakness as reason to bet.

So mind your table image if you're gonna bluff. And pick the right opponent. Find the right balance.

I play 6 max zoom and only really bluff other regs. Against passive recreational players, it's often not worth it.

Originally Posted by blueskies

Limp/call preflop, call flop, call turn, shove river.

Yep, that is a pattern I see also on NL2. And I hate it, because I don't know how to handle the shove

Although I prefer tournaments, I usually bluff very rarely. I realized that bluffing requires skill, experience and knowledge.
So far, my experience is not enough for an effective and successful bluff.

I Bluff when opponent has shown weakness and I have no showdown value. My bluffing frequency is quite less than GTO. But I try my level best to Bluff when I am comfortable and confident that I can get my opponent to fold.

When I see an opportunity I do. I think its the best way to be unpredictable

my experience for an effective and successful bluff is good, but when i do it often its make me empty

The players at the table form an opinion of you and your game based on previous hands. If you've folded 20 hands in a row, even the dealer will think you're tight. If you raised preflop in the last 10 hands out of 15 and then continued your aggression until the river, then everyone will assume that you are playing like a maniac. You need to understand what kind of image you have in the eyes of your opponents, and then you can exploit this information and turn successful bluffs.

It's impossible to win at poker without bluffing.

depends on my opponents . if they are tight and / or passive i will bluff a decent amount of the time

however if there are maniacs and / or calling stations around then i will not bluff much

Sure i do, part of it is bluffing, people in cash game play really wide, the amount of time they have nothing is a lot, you see people playing 45 off 5-6 etc always making big river bets with literally nothing at all.

If you don't bluff, or try calling a bluff you are always losing big money

You have to read before the actions of the player who intends to bluff and if it is viable at that time, but yes, bluff yes.

I bluff when my opponent believes my story.

For me it depends on the oponent, if I have a good read on him I would sometimes risk it. But again that also depends on my stack, mood and the situation.

For me i really dont like bluffs that much in tourneys, let alone cash games. Bluffing takes a lot of skill in poker and i dont possess that, at least not for now. I usually just wait for the right hand and then raise a bit, and see how my opponents react. This can backfire at times, because players will see that you only bet with a good hand, so they will start folding. I suggest a small bit of bluffing.

I have to be careful when bluffing in the cash games. It all depends on how much you are playing for n the stakes. The bigger the stakes the easier it is to bluff that I have experienced. If you are playing 25 cent 50 cent then you are probably going to get called cause it’s so cheap

Originally Posted by moularaki

Do you use bluff in cash game in big pots

Of course I use it. Sometimes it's good but sometimes it can cheat. The other day I bluffed and I won but tonight I lost. It all depends on the moment and what kind of players you play against

How to improve my red line. I guess it goes steadly downwards.

Of course, this is what the game of putting the rival in trouble is about, and it works I do it frequently. but sometimes they catch me, I have already studied it, most of the time it comes out ladder projects that are very rarely completed and there is no choice but to play all in

I play micro and yes I do bluff, that's why I am a fish that struggles to beat nl2....

Could anyone recomment books about finding bluffing spots?

of course. You can't win without bluffing

what kind of poker without bluffing of course yes

I would not bluff very much in a cash game but thats just me... and I win alot

if i want to lose some money

No. I'm not bluffing. At NL2, it's like giving your cash to the fish.

Without a strong hand, it's best not to play big pots. Micro-stakes bluffing in a big pot is unprofitable. There is no point in dumping in such places. Fold equity is low.

Always have a chance to improve. Semi bluffs are the key. Don't overcall and feel obligated to bluff to justify an already questionable call. This is how I will print money in live poker because ego is the incorrect rational at a poker table.

Originally Posted by moularaki

Do you use bluff in cash game in big pots

The distribution of the cards is random, so in the long run, playing honest all of the time leads to break even play, which is losing play in a raked game.

That said there are games when I never bluff, and games when I bluff quite a lot, so on any given day it depends.

Bluffing is tough in micro stakes. Lot easier to bluff in tourneys.

Yes. It’s part of my game. I will see how the players at the table are and go from there.

Bluffing is part of Poker, however you have to know why you are bluffing and know how to bluff.

Do I bluff in Cash Games? Maybe yep, maybe nop... Who knows...

Don't bluff blindly. This means: don't bluff if you have no idea about the opponent's style of play. If you are bluffing against outright maniacs, then you will often find yourself in a difficult situation, because such players can play even more aggressively than you.

You also don't want to bluff against answering machines that will continue to draw with weak hands. These weak hands often have more equity than your bluffs and may get caught on the board in the following streets, or they may already be somehow connected to the board.

If you are playing at several tables and do not follow your opponents, then do not go for a sophisticated bluff until you get more information.

I think if you aren't bluffing in cash games roughly 20-30% of pots played you may not be balancing your range enough and can be too obvious to read

I rarely play cash games because I usually prefer tournaments. But in my opinion, bluff is an integral part of the game, without which it is difficult or even impossible to achieve good results in the long run.

You will see the best players bluff and semi bluff often to set up their good hands. Someone who never bluffs is predictable, and thats the worst thing you can be in poker.

It's almost useless to bluff on microclimates now, at least without knowing your opponent. But in general, bluffing is necessary to avoid becoming predictable. I think.

yes I bluff especially when I have a good image and I have a villain read

bluffing is part of the game

Yes, even though you have some crazy players that will never muck a hand, but bluffing/semi bluffing is an important part of the game, or you just become too predictable. Never be afraid to mix it up and bluff, keep the others guessing. And don't be afraid to get caught bluffing either, sometimes it's good when you do get caught, because the next time you might really have the nuts and they pay you off.

bluffing in cash game is bad idea

OFC !!! Thats how I made most of my money LOL

If you dont , then your opponents destroy you , at least on long run . If you do it too often , then they keep calling and take pots .

I like to set my table image for 1st hour or so without any major bluffs, and afterwards , its open season

GL m8

You have to bluff, a certain percentage of the time, or you get too predictable, and you will get demolished.

After showing down and I show the winning hand, I would bluff on later hands once I build a image.
Being very aware and careful about the pot sizing too. If I bet 75% pot and showed monster/winning hand, I would do the same with a bluff later. Sometimes people get gun shy and bet only 25% to save some money on the bluff, but you have to be consistent.

If you arent bluffing in cash games - you are doing it wrong.

You can nit it up but you'll never really win any sizeable pots if opponents notice this because you become easy to play against.