Are you afraid of bluffing?

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Interesting as this also seems to be a driving factor in sports betting as well. People want the action but are afraid to lose, so they bet on heavy favorites that will win a majority of the time, but not enough to cover the spread or the lines that are put on them.

Like a good sports bet, a bluff should be a calculated risk based on the expected value of the outcome.
 
It depends, if it is in a tournament I do not usually be afraid of bluffing but if it is a cash and there is a lot of money in the middle sometimes it can be truly risky to try to bluff.
 
Bluffs have to be in accordance with your previous betting lines (image), else a player observing you will easily understand especially live.

If you 3/4 pot bluff and you get one away and try again and a guy watching knows you are very unlikely to have it then what are you going to do? also if your 1/3 or 1/2 potting when you have it you'll be exposing yourself. Merge your bluffs and your bets.
 
Have no afraid

I am not afraid, if you are afraid you will bet wrong and if you have played against an experienced player he will realize and pay and even raise on top of your bets, do not be afraid !!
 
Triple barrel, not a problem for me. Only bad thing about that is I tend to forget I am sometimes aiming at my own foot.
 
No, I'm not afraid of bluffing. A good poker player has to be able to bluff. However, you have to understand the correct frequency with which to bluff. For example, in freerolls and low buy-in games, bluffs are generally not very effective. Even c-bets will generally get called at a pretty high frequency. So, you need to reduce or eliminate your bluffs in games like this. Once the stakes / buy-ins are a little higher, you can bluff with a higher frequency. However, even in these cases you have to make sure your bluffs are telling a believable story.
 
Fear I do not have, but the villains believe in everything and do not give up for anything, it's difficult to bluff then bluff the least possible
 
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