When trying to bluff your way in a Holdem No limit game, you should question yourself on, what the possibilities are that your opponent has a hand. Also analyse if your bluff is sensible depending on the way a hand is played.

It is important to answer these questions and the answers are important as well.

One good example of a bluff and a counter bluff game is while playing Texas Holdem No Limit 5$ game event. The player was at the final table and was left with a 6-2 off-suit of the big blind. The player checks out after the small blind calls. After that the flop will eventually coming down to J-T-6 along with two diamonds. When the opponent checks, the player thinks of taking a shot. The player has a position along with a pair and was about to take in a pot. Just then the opponent calls, and the player almost gives up the pot.

The next card got is a diamond, giving the possibility of a flush when the opponent calls for a check. The player should counter check, trying to make the opponent feel that the player doesn’t have a flush. The river card ended up being a blank and the opponent ends up betting.

The player knew all along that he didn’t have a hand, but reading the opponent gave him confidence that he dint have a hand as well. The played didn’t anticipate that the opponent would flush on a flush. All the while the player thinks he was placing a trap on the turn by flushing, after the opponent bets $16,000, the player now raises his to $50,000. The opponent smartly enough lets out his hand after a minute.

Let’s analyse this, during the time the opponent checks the flop. The player finds the opportunity to play and in turn attempted at stealing the pot. The opponent had a hand and therefore called, this is now obvious. After both checked their turns when it was possible to flush the opponent went for the river which didn’t help either of them. The opponent could have been thinking of trapping the player by using a flush, but it was not read in a similar way by the player. When the opponent stole the pot, the player didn’t call although he knew he could have a 6 beat. The player continued being pretty sure that he could make the opponent put down his hand along with a raise.

In order to be successful in these games, it is important that you need to think ahead to make the bet and question yourself on the possibility of your opponent on having a hand. The opponent will have to call in a flush to call the players raise on the river, unless he thinks that the player was making a play.

One needs to always correctly analyse a counter bluff and a bluff. A play should be a proper study of the player, the bets and any other pointers that you can read. Sometimes it is also important to read the situation rather than the play. Even thought the opponent made a flush, the move didn’t convince the player. Therefore the player had felt that by making a river he would make the opponent believe that he had connected. The opponent saw it as a justifiable move, to him it looked like the player had a semi-bluff on top of the flow, and was betting on a draw. The player could check on the turn to make sure he could bet on the river so that he could raise his hand. The opponent was intelligent and therefore had the capability of reading the players moves.

One has to study and gather the information very well, and realise that the opponent is intelligent enough to read through you. Playing smartly will help build your stack of chips and eventually see yourself in the final table.

Also recommended:

1. Tip for beginners of Texas Holdem poker: stop bluffing
2. An Example of the Play (Bluff on the Turn and River)
3. Texas Holdem Bluffing Tips
4. How Good the Players Exploit the Common Holdem Mistakes
5. Make Bigger Raises Against Players Who Fold Too Much Postflop