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Chapter 5: Bluffing
Previously we’ve talked about the
possibilities that you always have
something to flop. But what if you have
absolutely nothing to flop? Don’t worry,
as you’re not done with the hand yet.
There’s a nifty little trick called the
venerable bluff that can turn you from
zero to hero.
The first thing to do before proceeding
towards carrying out a bluff is setting
your goals straight. Inspect your hand
and then measure your bluff against your
goals. If there’s a dry board and you flop
huge, your goal at that time should be to
maximize your earnings. On the other

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hand, when you’re flopping a huge draw,
your goal must be to manipulate the
game in such a way that you can garner
an easy win. And if you don’t know
whether you’re above or behind, then
your goal should be to minimize losses.
But when you look down, inspect your
hand and find out that you can win with a
head on showdown, its time you start
shaping the events to your goal. And
remember, you shouldn’t simply aim to
win with the worst hand; instead your
goal should be to bluff your way to a
point that maximizes your chances of
success.
The first way to increase your chances
of success is to invest a significantly

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lower amount of money and bring out the
greatest gains. When implementing this,
our goal is simple, i.e. to play the top
pair so that we have greater chances of a
better hand laying down. You should
also be able to draw a line between a
complete bluff and a semi-bluff, with the
latter one being used to minimize your
losses in case your bluff gets caught.
The two kinds of bluff that are
absolutely pure are either those where
you are absolutely sure that all the other
hands are better than your or those
where you are partially unsure about
your hand’s standing.
Without further ado, let’s start with the
different possibilities of bluffs:

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