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How To Bluff In Poker

Bluffing is not an easy task in poker. If you do it too often, people will just call you out on it. If you do it too careless, then you will screw yourself over. You can follow these poker tips to help you become a better bluffer.

How many people are in the pot? If you have more than 2 opponents to worry about, then you might want to avoid bluffing. Most likely one of your opponent has a very good hand. The more players there are, then the more likely it is that someone has a good hand.

Assuming you are playing in person instead of online, just look at your poker hand casually. Do not give away any weird faces or expression. People tend to read your faces in poker.

In the pre-flop, you must raise, but do not go aggressive when somebody is raising you back. You can almost be sure that the person has a very good hand. It is time to fold when that happens, and your bluff will not work out. Do not be a fool by continuing.

The bet after the river card is very important. If there is a possible full house/flush/straight on the table, then you can possibly pull a very good bluff at this point. If your opponents were not betting aggressively through the round, then you can almost be sure that the person was just chasing after cards. If they are all checking at the end, then it is time for you to put raise the pot. Almost 90% of the time, your opponents will all just fold.