Bluffing at a crowded table post-flop.

[christovam]

Here are 10 effective ways to bluff post-flop at a full ring (9-player) Texas Hold'em table:

Strategy #1.
🎯 1. Continuation Bet (C-bet) on the Right Flop
When you were the preflop aggressor, a c-bet works well on dry flops, such as:

A♣ 7♦ 2♠
K♠ 5♣ 5♦

These boards favor the aggressor, as they hit their range more often.

 

[kaynbergo]

Flop bluffs are most often read at high stakes. In such cases, I always let my opponent bluff 2 streets and go all-in on the river.

 

[Geo90]

A bluff depends on many things. The positions in play, such as BTN VS BB or UTG vs BTN, will have completely different rankings, but on a K 55 flop, you can bet bigger. On very dry flops, I try to build overbets into my game. I've used a lot of small Cbets so far, but a good player will give you more 3bets, and it's harder to overbet a big bet.

 

[christovam]

Strategy #2

🎯 2. bluffing on scary boards (scare cards)

Example:
Flop: 9♣ 8♣ 2♦
Turn brings an A♠

Even without hitting, this scare card greatly affects your perceived range, allowing you to bet representing strength.

 

[christovam]

Blefes no flop são mais frequentemente lidos em mesas de apostas altas. Nesses casos, eu sempre deixo meu oponente blefar por duas ruas e vou all-in no river.

But what about when he's not bluffing? Like, with a medium hand.

 

[christovam]

Um blefe depende de muitos fatores. As posições em jogo, como BTN vs BB ou UTG vs BTN, terão hierarquias completamente diferentes, mas em um flop K 55, você pode apostar mais alto. Em flops muito secos, tento incluir overbets no meu jogo. Tenho usado bastante Cbets pequenos até agora, mas um bom jogador fará mais 3bets, e é mais difícil fazer um overbet em uma aposta grande.

Good points. In fact, a good player rarely bluffs, but tends to believe that we're not bluffing if our story is well told.

 

[monkeytilter]

Would you bluff at it?

 

[SpanRmonka]

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Would you bluff at it?

Only on a dry A high board!!

 

[christovam]

Strategy #3

🎯 3. Bluff with a semi-bluff

Bluff with hands that can improve, such as:

Flush draw
Open-ended straight draw
Strong gutshot

Even if they call your bluff, you still have a chance to improve.

 

[christovam]

Strategy #4

🎯 4. Bluffing on the turn after checking on the flop (delayed c-bet)

If you checked on the flop and your opponent did too, betting on the turn can look like real strength, because many players check on the flop with medium hands.