Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
But when a pot contains $50 and the limit is $2, and you were not the
But when a pot contains $50 and the limit is $2, and you were not the opener or high hand, you will be called at least 24 times to 1. Never attempt a bluff at Stud unless you have a little something in your hand. In Draw Poker you must start the bluff by raising before the draw in order to sell the other players on the idea that you have a strong hand.
If you get caught bluffing twice,
If you get caught bluffing twice, it's about time to stop for that evening. It is too costly to continue bluffing after being burned once or twice. But don't stop trying to bluff entirely. This would mean a considerable loss of call money on the showdown as soon as you become known as a player who never bluffs. The other players would hesitate to call you when you do bet.