A
bluff is a bet or raise with a hand you do not think
is the best hand. With more cards to come, you should
generally restrict yourself to semi-bluffs with
hands that may become the best hand.
When deciding whether to make a pure bluff, you
estimate whether your chances of getting away with
it are better than the pot odds you are getting.
However, if there are more cards to come and you
plan to continue to bluff, you must take into account
your effective odds.
On the end you should usually bluff with a busted
hand when you think your opponent is weak. Against
a tough player, the bluff tends to work more often
in first position. However, if you have
a hand with some value, don't bet when you are first
so that you can snap off your opponent's bluffs.
If you are in second position and your opponent
checks, show down these same hands since they have
little chance of winning if you bet and get called. |
