Bluffs

[jpaiva]

How do you determine when to triple-barrel as a bluff?

 

[Ruslan L]

How do you determine when to triple-barrel as a bluff?

Only your observations, previous observations and the analyses of your opponents can help you identify a bluff. There are no other signs or signals.
.... although sometimes, players who bluff frequently and without reason indicate this in their screen name, such as neverbluff123.

 

[dannystanks]

I think it really takes a special person to be able to triple barrel bluff. The reason is if you show strength all the way down even though someone is hanging with you the whole way shows pretty good strength also, I mean they are in there with something. So if you are up against a Station I wouldn’t recommend it, it needs to be done against someone you know can fold on the river.

 

[christovam]

It will depend on where the villain is at the table and what cards appear on the flop. We need to take advantage of the position and the cards present where the villain may not have hit.

 

[Hospedar]

How do you determine when to triple-barrel as a bluff?

First of all, you need to know the bubble moment (if it's a tournament), but also you need to look at villain's stack and his behavior...

Then you can take your worst hands and decide if you think he would fold medium strength hands against you...

Obviously, you need to take your best hands and do the same to polarize your range (also, it's important to know your field tendencies; to know this, you need to practice a lot and to has access to the MDA needed).

 

[pentazepam]

Here is an hour on the subject:

 

[dorsk]

Given the right conditions - table image etc - you can plan a three barrel bluff with any two cards in a shorthanded cash games. The opponents can’t see your cards but only your actions and betsizing.

 

[eetenor]

How do you determine when to triple-barrel as a bluff?

The skill for bluffing is range analysis---we want to know when we have the advantage on a board so that we would be betting our value hands three times---we do not do that on all boards---weak players do not understand that--that is why you will see them get busted on rivers when they bet top pair the third time get check raised and call off.

So study ranges and range reading and board interactions.

 

[Sparta77]

Against passive player and at the right time