Joined: May '08
Location: Germany
Age: 59 (M)
Posts: 6786
Yes. It is part of the game. Some situations are good for a nice bluff, others are not. But don't go into a hand saying "It is time for a bluff" The situation must be right for it.
Joined: May '08
Location: Netherlands
Age: 53 (M)
Posts: 6197
I use too bluf more then my early days. You cant poker without a bluf imo, you have too c-bet a lot else ur dead and asking for trouble. In late position i bluff/steal a lot at bubble time in a sng.
I used to bluff a lot for a long time but I don't do that anymore because I've lost too much... Maybe I just don't know how to do that properly and when to do that but it wasn't profitable for me.
Joined: May '08
Location: Belgium
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 467
Yes, often a cbet, sometimes a bigger bluff later on in the hand if i feel the other guy isn't sure of his hand and i know he's not a total callingstation.
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 1886
You have to bluff to be a big winner. What I do mostly is semi bluff where I have outs but know I'm behind. If you think about the odds everyone on the table should have the best hand at the river approximately equal number of times. So in order to get more than your fair share you need to bluff. I know its not as simple as this. Its about maximising your winning hands and reading other people's hands but I don't think you can be a big winner if you always wait for a good hand especially in tournaments.
C-Bet of-course Semibluff, you have something small but are representing something larger. I try to have some outs when I bluff, but it is not a major part of my game.
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 469
Yes, of course I do. But to bluff we have to bet the right amount and know the kind of players we are playing against. Bluffs can make us win a lot of tourneys, but they can make us lose to, we have to be careful and do it in the right times!
Sometimes i bluff a lot. i want to earn a lot of money in few time. And it is the bad. i love to do semi bluff when i have something but it is not the perfect hand for example second pair or Open end straight draw or a flush draw. I love bluffing.
Maybe I just don't know how to do that properly and when to do that but it wasn't profitable for me. 
