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GENERAL POKER STRATEGY - BLUFFING: HIGHER LIMITS
In a previous story we discussed bluffing in lower limit games; in contrast, higher limit games demand a reasonable amount of bluffing for winning strategy.
The difference in higher limit games is that you will play against a good number of players who actually pay attention to your play and would relatively quickly adjust to your no bluffing game. You will also benefit for the following reasons:
1. Good poker players will frequently fold to a well played bluff. In addition, as limits go up and your opponents get better, the percentage of folds increase as do the number of successful bluffs, making bluffs much more profitable than at lower levels.
2. The amount of money involved in most bets is sufficient for most good players not to gamble just for the fun of it.
3. To win at higher limits, you need to vary your game to stay unpredictable, and that includes a percentage of bluffs.
4. Two areas where bluffs are most profitable is:
a. When it is the only way you can win the pot and the pot is worth the bluff. If the bluff fails you can also gain some advertising value by showing you lousy hand and possibly collect later in the game when you have a good hand.
b. When you don't yet have a hand but will collect big by catching good, this is sometimes known as a semibluff.
As you can see, the strategy involving bluffs depends on your level of play and the awareness of your opponents.
Senior Poker Columnist
Janice Carroll
www.headsuppokerchampion.com
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