Have You Ever Gone All-In on a Bluff?

LiviuRo123 · Oct 12, 2025

Sometimes it works, sometimes it's a disaster. Have you ever made a big all-in bluff that actually worked?

dreamer13 · Oct 12, 2025

I often see the idea here that you can't bluff fish. They'll call with any pair, so you have to wait until you have the best hand to squeeze the most value out of them. While it's sometimes true that fish will call with any pair on any board, that's absolutely not always the case. I'm by no means a pro, but I think a significant portion of my live win rate comes from bluffing weak players. This can be a very profitable play, but it needs to be done correctly; competent players need to pick the right moments.

bazza155 · Oct 13, 2025

A lot of players will make a big-all-in bluff, win and think they can do it all the time but then get called. A big all-in bluff now and then can be profitable and help keep your chip stack until you get good card. If you called and lose players will think your a bluffer so then you go all-in with a top hand they may call you thinking your bluffing again.

schtiuky · Oct 13, 2025

Yes, but you cant do that just any time, i had to find the board and the stake and the players.

gardenwall · Oct 13, 2025

Moin,
it requires a careful assessment of your opponent, their potential hand range, and your own perceived image at the table, as well as a belief that they will fold. This tactic can be used at various stages, from an all-in pre-flop raise to steal the blinds, to a large river bet when a board doesn't seem to have helped you.
I highly recommend doing this with a large amount of experience instead of a tilt mood.

chicbulls2 · Oct 13, 2025

of course but you have to wait for the right moment to pull it off

flabilim · Oct 13, 2025

F Bluffing is part of poker, when it works it's wonderful, when it doesn't work it becomes a disaster.

Leandro Moecke · Oct 13, 2025

LiviuRo123 said:
Às vezes funciona, às vezes é um desastre. Você já fez um blefe all-in que realmente funcionou?

I've done this a few times and it all went wrong kkkkk

Flyer35 · Oct 13, 2025

Absolutely! You have to do it against a thinking player though. Many will just call with any (weak) made hand (some will call with Ace-hi), and if you don't have that hand beat then you're going to be in trouble.

DarkSage · Oct 20, 2025

Many times! A lot of cash just out the door right there!

Vrotebal · Oct 20, 2025

If you want to take the pot, you need to bluff, because bluffing is part of the game of poker.

dibroff777 · Oct 20, 2025

I guess I'm the wrong poker player, but I almost never bluff 😳 out of 100 hands 1-2 I can make a small raise/reraise when hitting the bottom card, this is the most I can do))

Phoenix Wright · Oct 21, 2025

Yes. Many times. If you aren't occasionally caught bluffing, then you are probably not bluffing enough

FFinesser · Oct 21, 2025

Yeah, a few times — and it feels amazing when it works! But I’ve also had some that went terribly wrong, so I try to pick my spots carefully now.

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