Tuesday 24 July 2012

When To Bluff While Playing Poker Online?


When playing online poker, a bluff is a bet made using the hand. You may show that you have a big hand when you actually do not or vice versa. Bluffing is one significant part of poker. It is unlikely to be a good poker player without bluffing. Also, bluffing is no easy thing in a poker game, only the good pokers players can sense the situation intelligently and decide when to bluff and when not.

Types of Bluff In poker the Semi bluff is the type of bluffing which means betting on the hand that still stands the possibility of winning. Then there is the Stone Cold Bluff in which you bet even though you have nothing. Then there is Opposite Stone Cold Bluff in which you show a weak hand though you have a big one.

Reasons to Bluff

You can bluff in online poker because there are not many people in. also, if you missed on any of the flops. When your opponent’s players are conservative you can also bluff when you know that all other players have bluff. If you repute among the fellow players is of a conservative one then it’s advisable to bluff and the most appropriate reason to bluff is to make money. Then there are also reasons when one should not bluff because it can end up ruining your game. It may result in you losing a lot of money and you getting used to bluff all the time without any valid reason. There is also high likelihood that you might get caught bluffing and that would be one embarrassing moment. Also do not bluff if you are afraid of taking any risks though when playing online poker you have to take risks or else you really cannot play. It’s advisable to bluff when flop comes and you are late in position, and none of the players is showing a strong hand. Also when you are playing against a conservative player and the flock is not too high. If the player you are playing opposite to has a lower chip stack and is also a conservative one and you come is late position then it’s a perfect opportunity to play the bluff in playing online poker. Sometimes its beneficial to get caught bluffing once in a while cause it gets the other players thinking that you are bluffing even when you are not. Bluffing is most beneficial in high stack games, in limit games it fails to make much of an impact. Bluffing in a game like poker comes with experience, it’s handy once in a while but too much might stagger your chances of winning. Apart from all other factors, quite often intuition also helps you tackle the situation and decide whether to bluff or not. To sum it up it’s not a hard and fast rule as when to bluff in playing online poker, the experience comes through playing more and more games and mastering it.

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