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[QUOTE="moeraj, post: 1427050, member: 55901"]
For those who don't know what this is , a brief explanation.

A post oak bluff is a small semi-bluff that is made to protect  a good drawing hand. Let's say you have A-K suited in a pot raised by your opponent. The flop comes Q-J-6 and you now have a one way straight draw and a nut flush draw. Your opponent is a lag player and you are sure he will make a large continuation bet if you check to him.Instead of checking to him and being raised off of you draw you make a small quarter to half pot raise , hoping to convince him/her not to put in a raise that would be hard for you to call based on your stack size. If you make your opponent think twice here about hammering the pot , he/she might call you down instead. This way you get to see the next street at an acceptable price.

Now I know most experts will advise you never to use this play but for me it works quite well at micro limits.If you read super system , which is the only book i own or have read , Doyle Brunson will tell you never to use it. I do not necessarily disagree with Doyle on this. At the stakes he is playing , players thinking at that level will recognize a bet which shows weakness and protect their hand anyway and you will either have to gamble or lose your post oak bet. However , at micro limits you can usually get the donkeys to change their minds and just call unless they have a monster.

Has anybody here ever used this play at higher end limits online and how has it worked out for you?
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