Poker Tips - The Right Way to Bluff an Opponent

By Michael Renallo

Bluffing in poker is when you try to fool and opponent a major "don't" is to attempt a bluff against multiple opponents or from an early table position. If you do either you have an increased possibility that somebody will have something better than you and will take your chips away from you. Bluffing when chasing cards yourself is not advisable.

Say you have J T and the flop comes 9, K, A. You need a Q to make a straight. The odds are very much against you so why bother wasting chips chasing the Q. OK you'll get lucky from time to time and the Q will come but much more often that not it won't.

So when might be a good time to bluff? Tricky question. Possible scenarios may be if you are in late position pre-flop with just a couple of players limping in (calling, not raising) or you are last to act post-flop and everyone has checked before you. Throwing out a reasonable raise to "pretend" you have a great hand might convince your opponents you really do and cause them to fold.

For example - post-flop there is a potential flush showing. Players acting before you do check so you think they can't have made the flush. Pretending you HAVE made it with a bluff-raise might take the pot for you on the spot. If not and somebody calls your raise or re-raises you the likelihood now is that they really do have the flush. You can fold and still be alive. Sure you've been caught bluffing it will happen.

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