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Kenzie 96
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Aleksandr Slepkin
Rock Star
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thetick33
Legend
Silver Level
u have to bluff you are going to get to other levels and games you need to learn to use a full tool box or you will get ran over. Watch some videos read a couple books
Bluffing is vital in say a freeroll or mtt you will go card dead at times and have to make moves or be blinded off.
I guess you can pray for a horseshoe and keep getting great hands and be happy staying at a level. My advice though is to get comfortable with it.
Also you have to have bluffed at some point even at micro pennies. At times you had to not have the best hand or the nuts or something otherwise you would be seriously losing money imho
Bluffing is vital in say a freeroll or mtt you will go card dead at times and have to make moves or be blinded off.I guess you can pray for a horseshoe and keep getting great hands and be happy staying at a level. My advice though is to get comfortable with it.
Also you have to have bluffed at some point even at micro pennies. At times you had to not have the best hand or the nuts or something otherwise you would be seriously losing money imho
sofren
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Silver Level
No bluf is a part of the game and if you never bluf probably you will not have so much success. It is ok if you play tournament and dont bluf in early phase, but if you going deep in some tournaments you should be agresive,that means you should bluf. If you play some 2-5 handed tournaments you must bluf if you want prizes. Bluf is much necessary in headsup, in this situation you must bluf. Also you need to find a balance between bluf and fold. If you bluf so much other players will beat you. Blef is good against tight players. My opinion is, bluf in early phase of tournaments are bad.
Samuel Lee
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Silver Level
At lower stakes you shouldn't bluff too often. People will call you most of the time.
After you play longer at a table and you build a reputation as a tight player you can steal some nice pots but as I said, not too often.
I'll give your a link about C-Bet. That's kind of a bluff, good to use and can be pretty profitable if you become to master it.
http://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/plays/continuation-bet/
After you play longer at a table and you build a reputation as a tight player you can steal some nice pots but as I said, not too often.
I'll give your a link about C-Bet. That's kind of a bluff, good to use and can be pretty profitable if you become to master it.
http://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/plays/continuation-bet/
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rickymass1
Rising Star
Bronze Level
never bluffing
the biggest problem with never bluffing is that you won't get called when you want to be called. I'll bluff early in a cash game session and show my bluff. people will remember, and later it will pay off when you want to get called.
the biggest problem with never bluffing is that you won't get called when you want to be called. I'll bluff early in a cash game session and show my bluff. people will remember, and later it will pay off when you want to get called.
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paulsmall007
Visionary
Silver Level
U won't be winning any tournaments without bluffing, that's part of being a well rounded player, when to raise pre flop, when to fold, when to check raise, when to bluff, when to value bet, blind stealing, bubble play, heads up. All variables need to be utilized if you wanna be profitable and making money is what we're all here to do
KERAPUTIH
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Agree with you my friend, never bluff with Russian because they can firing you back. As my experience, the best way to defeat Russian is by setting up a trap with any pockets hand. ex : 22-TT, and make sure you hit the trips on community cards. then you play slow, call - call - re-raise (overbet).
Dunc8b
Visionary
Silver Level
I didn't bluff. Too scared to be caught out and end up losing a stack of chips I guess in my early days.
But lately I have noticed that I am using a bluff more often and they are mostly successful. I think there are two types that I use. Firstly is where I am short of one card, maybe two, post-flop and make a confident raise. There has to be the making of a good hand on show or else it can go badly wrong. I think of this as a half-bluff. Sometimes I may have a fall-back of a small pair though I am hoping every one thinks I have the flush.
The second type is the full-on bluff when I have no cards that connect at all but there is the making of a good hand on show. This needs to be done, I think and could be wrong, when you have as few people as possible in a position to question what you may have and challenge.
I would expect that a reputation as a solid player will add credibility to your moves and people will not be expecting a bluff and fold, With luck
However, if you are not comfortable with trying a bluff then don't. At the cheaper end of the buy-ins there seems to be plenty players who will always check regardless of what they are holding.
Just based on my experiences so far. In another month I could be playing totally differently.
But lately I have noticed that I am using a bluff more often and they are mostly successful. I think there are two types that I use. Firstly is where I am short of one card, maybe two, post-flop and make a confident raise. There has to be the making of a good hand on show or else it can go badly wrong. I think of this as a half-bluff. Sometimes I may have a fall-back of a small pair though I am hoping every one thinks I have the flush.
The second type is the full-on bluff when I have no cards that connect at all but there is the making of a good hand on show. This needs to be done, I think and could be wrong, when you have as few people as possible in a position to question what you may have and challenge.
I would expect that a reputation as a solid player will add credibility to your moves and people will not be expecting a bluff and fold, With luck
However, if you are not comfortable with trying a bluff then don't. At the cheaper end of the buy-ins there seems to be plenty players who will always check regardless of what they are holding.
Just based on my experiences so far. In another month I could be playing totally differently.
JAQK_T
Enthusiast
Silver Level
when it comes to bluffing, you shouldnt ever be doing it just for the sake of it. You NEED to bluff occasionally for 2 reasons. 1. The situation really calls for it..(this can be a full seperate thread). 2. You need have a balance ranged, so that when you actually have a monster hand you can get paid off by others. If not, your big hands wont make you as much money as they have the potential to
okeedokalee
Glory To Ukraine
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At low stakes cash games, people are loose, when you bluff you usually have no hand and at low stakes you will be looked up by AK, and low pairs on the riv, so your bluffs won't work.
These opponents won't notice your tight play, so carry on not bluffing and take down the calling fish with your big hands
Bluffing is more of a tournament tool and if you have a Hud, and know the tight weak players, you will need to bluff.Unfortunately the blinds grow and failing to steal in late position will mean, when your big hands do arrive, your stack will be to low to take meaningful advantage of them.
These opponents won't notice your tight play, so carry on not bluffing and take down the calling fish with your big hands
Bluffing is more of a tournament tool and if you have a Hud, and know the tight weak players, you will need to bluff.Unfortunately the blinds grow and failing to steal in late position will mean, when your big hands do arrive, your stack will be to low to take meaningful advantage of them.
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No1eJoker
Legend
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Really bad time to bluff :shock: , better is never bluff..I lost all in one hand
https://www.boomplayer.com/27499219_99919C0C91
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