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Bluffing in poker is a gameplay tactic you can apply when you don’t have a great hand. Basically you bet or raise to try and convince the other players you have a strong hand and get them to fold even if they have better hands. Bluffing is an essential skill that you should start to practice even if you are just starting out on free online poker sites. By the time you get to live poker room cash games you need to have it down.

Why you need to bluff?

Firstly it enables you to win with cards that are not so great.

Secondly, and I think more important, you can bluff (and lose) so you can bluff and win big pots later when you do have the best hand.

In other words, even failed bluffs have a utility for you, because they bring your opponents to call right when you have good cards.

But you must maintain the balance: if you bluff too much, your opponents will always call your bet and you will lose your money. On the other hand if you never bluff, when you have good cards and raise the pot, your opponents fold and you will only win small pots.

But if you can get it right and bluff with the right frequency, you will make your opponents unsure, and force bad decisions.

Ways to Improve Your Poker Bluffing Skills:

1) Take care when bluffing in limit games. On Limit tables you can’t raise so much and your opponents can call your bet more easily that in a no limit Texas Holdem game.