A lot of poker players think that poker is all about bluffing. Those players are usually newer, more recreational players. More experienced players, players that are winning, know that bluffing is a very small (but flashy) part of the game.
Sure it looks good, on TV or in the movies, when you bluff the bad guy off of a massive pot and then you turn over your rags and everyone admires you as a hero and an all round good guy. And you get the girl (or boy).
But bluffing in real poker is not like that at all. In fact, though this is just my personal opinion, bluffing is not about the cards at all, it is about you at the table.
When you sit at a table you are making one big bluff. You are representing yourself as a player. Play for long enough and play solidly and you will be seen as a player. Represent yourself all the time. Whatever image you have chosen – that is your bluff.
Playing solid poker and getting a reputation for that will win you more money with poor cards than any showy big-pot bluff will ever do.
If yo can’t buy that advice, then just take it that it is a mis-conception that poker is all about the bluff. Poker is all about the money. Whatever puts the money into your stack is what is important.
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