Can you win a tournament without bluffing

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  • #51
ratbat615 said:
I don’t think I can do it but it might be possible do you think it’s possible or impossible you don’t have to bluff all the time but at least %30 of the time for me.what do you guys think??? Thank you for your comments :)
you can win without it, but you shouldn't. :)
if you're not bluffing enough, you're playing wrong.
 
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Technically you don't need to bluff, but i think you'd win more if you did bluff, mainly just probe betting/little stabs/ semi-bluffs.
 
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ratbat615 said:
I don’t think I can do it but it might be possible do you think it’s possible or impossible you don’t have to bluff all the time but at least %30 of the time for me.what do you guys think??? Thank you for your comments :)
There is not always the opportunity to bluff. Bluff must have value.

I've won tournaments without bluffing.
 
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Yes you can but it will be soooo bored and so long.
And sometimes your opponents may read that u are "caller" and use it against you...
 
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Yes I've done it many times but its hard unless you run good.
 
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yes depending on your luck, but in my opinion no
 
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You need to bluff in the right moment to win huge tournaments. Without bluffing you wollte get paid for your good hands.
 
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Poker is luckier than anything else, no matter what you do, if you're not lucky you won't be able to win.
 
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Yes but you have to run hot. Bluff is a part of the game, choose your spots well and you will be golden.
 
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I believe it's possible to win a tournament without bluffing, but the truth is one: bluffing is necessary, maybe you lose precious chips because you're a player who doesn't bluff. So my advice is to bluff yes, but don't cheat

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BLUFF HOW TO DANCE YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
to bluff or not to bluff, it all depends on the situation and the cards on the board. You can't abuse it, you need to know the player you want to run the blind bluff, I don't recommend this especially to a beginner
 
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on your lucky day, you might sit there getting good hands constantly and win important pots. This way you don't have to bluff, so yes it's possible in my opinion. I don't consider it perfect play personally, bluffing is the cruicial part of poker and you can't lay on your luck always. You'll miss some boards, you'll sense weaknesses then you have to throw some shots sometimes. This is the optimal way of playing poker.
 
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Everything is possible, but it takes a lot of luck.
 
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Hi There

NOPE!!!
I think that bluffing is a part of a poker game And i would say very important
Now,.. you must know when to bluff
A poker game is made of good winning hands and eventually some bluffing Not alll the time but still
RGds
 
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For sure you can win tournament without bluffing but you need to have a hot run with big pots multi-way and luck on flips.
 
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If your opponent has already realized that you only play with strong hands, the probability that your bluffs will check is huge, so I think that at one time or another you can bluff, there is no problem with that, it's part of the game.
 
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If you run really hot, it could be possible.
 
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To win MTT without bluffing, you need to be a favorite of fortune🙂
 
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Not easy but possible !
 
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Hi, in my opinion, if you don't bluff sometimes, you lose more chips during the tournament than usual. So I think it will be very difficult to do.
 
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Bluffs need to be part of the repertoire. If for every hand you play, you only come in with the top of the range, plus you still need to be hitting the flop to win the chips, no one will play against you!

However, it is possible to win without bluffing... by the way ..at poker almost everything is possible! lol
 
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I would say that it depends on the cards, if i'm running dead I have to fight to win some pots or I would be blinded out, I have to bluff more often. But if the cards are good and I'm hitting the flop hard and building my stack, I don't see any reason to risk the chips for a bluff.
 
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It is possible to win the tournament without bluffing, but this requires that it goes well, often get strong hands and not fall into domination.
 
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Hi,
You may win one tournament without bluffing, I don't really know about that.
But to be a good player, I think you have to mix it up and try to deceive other players. Because if you don't bluff, players would know that you only bet for value, so it would be easy to play against you.
Bluffing is a must for me, also for the adrenaline it brings to the table.
Gl at the tables
 
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Good afternoon.I think you can but you will need to be extremely lucky and have the poker gods by your side in every important flip you play.It happens but in most cases you will need to make,at least, some bluffs in order to win some free chips and, in the end win the tournament.
 
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