Bluffing is twice as tricky in online poker gambling

Bluff: verb: a: to deter or frighten by pretense or a mere show of strength b: deceive c: feign. That is more of the formal definition of bluff. But if you talk about bluff in online poker gambling, to bluff is to bet or raise with a hand that will fold enough better hands to be profitable.

A player bluffs in online poker to make the other players believe the he has a dominant hand over them, thus they would be forced to fold giving the player a greater chance of winning. Bluff is one of the key strategies in playing poker in general, also applicable in online poker gambling. Although bluff is one of the poker strategies, it doesn’t necessarily have a rule to follow. Nobody can teach anyone ‘how’ to bluff. Probably, the strategy is more on ‘when’ to bluff.

Bluffing is no science – it is an art but it gets more difficult to bluff and read a bluff in online poker gambling. Online, you can’t read the eyes and hear the conversation of your opponent to give you a hint if the player is indeed bluffing or not. There is even a greater chance that your opponents would not notice your bluff if they’re distracted with lots of things. Plus online poker rooms change players from time to time, you won’t even get the chance to feel the other players. Players would also probably easily makes reckless calls on your bluff when you are playing online than playing in real casinos.

Don’t be discouraged though, if only you get the hang of bluffing on online poker gambling, it would possibly make you win it. Just remember that bluffing is about timing, position, and who you are playing with.