Poker bluffing – workwithpoker.com
Bluffing can be fun and exciting and can help you make money if you play the right way. Following some key points will help you benefit form bluffing.
- Always bluff when no one else is bluffing.
- Bluff when it is least expected of you.
- Bluff from early position or in small pots.
- Bluff in hands where you have shown weakness rather than strength.
- Bluff during situations when your opponents believe you'll never bluff.
Bluffing in poker is not considered cheating. It is manipulating a play to your advantage without being falsely deceptive. A good player can use the opportunity to steal bets, steal pots, and steal positions. You should know when and how.
If you only win pots while playing best hands, your only chance of winning at poker is by having poor players as your opponents. On the other hand if you try to win all the pots with weak hands you will soon be bankrupt and out of the game. The point is to "steal" the correct proportion of the pots you couldn't win by showing down.
Bluffing is one way to steal in poker.
You can steal the button by making a bet or raising with a weak hand. This will accord you beneficial positions in future betting rounds.
The free card raise is an attempt to steal a free ride for a betting round.
When a player raises with an average hand because it looks like he will not be called by anyone, he is said to be stealing the blinds.
