Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 2698
I can win just paying abc poker. But its a good idea to bluff when you're in position if it is checked to you. I don't really call that a bluff though.
bluff is an essential component of poker...it's more difficult to bluff..you must consider always your position, the number of players that play the hand and who is your opponent
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 1886
if your given a reasonable amount of good cards it is possible to win without bluffing. but im not counting betting wiv draws or semi-bluffs when you might be ahead. i think you can win lots of chips by playing your best hands correctly and by reading your opponents correctly. you win more chips by getting it all in wiv the best hand than by bluffing with the worst.
of course, if your opponents know that you never bluff then you're in trouble
Joined: Dec '07
Location: Denmark
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 2644
Yeah you can win without bluff but it will be a very slow proces, how slow will depend on the level you play at. I think that not bluffing is a good way to beat micro stakes up to NL50 cause the players are so bad they will call you down with garbage hands so you are better off by having the goods and value betting them on every street.
Joined: Dec '07
Location: Denmark
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 2644
You can easily build a roll at the lower stakes without bluffing, unless you count a cbet or pos bet as a bluf(I don't). The players are so weak that even though you play like a nit (like opening 10% with an extremely low vpip) the players will pay you off on good hands anyway. They don't follow the game/players but simply play their own cards in a bad stubbard way.
I don't play limit but the few times I've tried it I've come to the conclusion.....DONT BLUFF IN LIMIT
Joined: Mar '08
Location: Australia
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 1158
bluff if u got the balls.sometimes its better to bluff with the best hand on the board.the best adrenalin rushs in poker mostly come from bluffing.if the player calls im screwed,but if they fold,phew,YES pulled it off.why poker is better thaan religion.
Joined: Oct '07
Location: Denmark
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 109
I would say it depends all about position and the view your opponents have on u. If they think you are tight conservative you may succeed bluffs more often than if they think you are loose. So the key is the pay attention to how your opponents acts on semi bluffs and value bets - specially on the river. And be aware of any call stations at the table. They may not be look at your playing style but only their own cards.. hence no bluffs against them. I strongly believe you should try the bluff also because if u get caught bluffing you may get more money when you have the nuts later
Joined: May '08
Location: Netherlands
Age: 53 (M)
Posts: 6197
Offcourse you have to bluff sometimes but not to much. In a sit n go its all about surviving so never bluff and wait for the nuts cards will blinding you dead, so steal sometimes, make a bluff sometime to survive And remember after some time people know you never bluff so they allways steal your blinds....
