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Multi-way Bluffing Techniques
It’s best to save most of your energy for
a heads-up situation, as there aren’t
several multi-way bluffing opportunities.
Missing the board or at least hitting the
board is such a manner that the opponent
lays down are two things that are
essential for executing a bluff. Your
chances of executing a bluff decrease as
the number of players layering into the
pot increase. In addition, as the number
of players in the pot increase, the
numbers of draws rise as well and as a

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result the chances of getting hit by
someone increase too. The following are
a bunch of Multi-Way techniques that
will help you in similar circumstances.
The C-Bet Multi-way
There are a few opportunities through
which a person can bluff in multi-way
pots. The most common of these is
betting when everyone checks to you,
because they think that you’re the pre-
flop leader. Once you bet, you can easily
take ½ - ¾ pot shot and win the game
right there. In addition the pricing you
set also determines your chances of
winning and in this scenario you only
need to pick up 33% of the time so that
you break even. But to successfully

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execute the C-bet you should also know
your opponent’s instincts and know his
nature.
For example if the other player is
stubborn then c-betting in a multi-way
manner way too often will almost
always work, more than 2/3rds of the
time. In addition, you must remember at
all times that dry boards are way better
than wet boards for c-betting. Boards
that have draws may elicit your
opponent to call you. Obviously, when
it’s checked to you, you can make the in
position bets, even if you aren’t the
leader.
When trying to pick up pots, being the
last one to act isn’t the only criteria that

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must be checked. For example, you can
also take these stabs even if you’re
second last to act. The players leading
you may have demonstrated their
weakness that should give you enough
space to move in, worrying only about
the player behind you. Seize these bluffs
as long as you are sure that you’ll be
able to stack the pot almost 33 percent of
the time.
But there are also somethings that you
should 
avoid. 
For 
instance, 
you
shouldn’t execute c-bets on a habitual
basis into multi-way pots when you’re
playing against a crowded field and
you’re in an early position. You’re under
no obligation to try, as your chances of

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winning under these circumstances
would be thin. Against players who are
willing to execute a raised pre-flop there
is a huge probability that someone has
already hit the board. This is one of
those times where it’s smart to give the
lead away.
Also remember that sometimes when
you’re 
possessing 
big 
hands 
on
coordinated boards, you should willfully
check away the lead so that you get a
check-raise in. In those cases, you check
away the lead in multi-way pots right
from an early position. On the other
hand, 
sometimes 
you 
may 
have
something else planned for later, so
giving your lead right away might not be

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a good idea. Mixing it up makes the
checks harder for the other player to
understand which is always what a bluff
is executed for.