Bluffing Too Much
You don’t always get the poker cards you want, and if you fold all day waiting for the right ones, you just might blind your way out of a game. Stealing pots with bluffs is a great way to survive a dry streak, but make sure that you don’t overdo it. When your online poker opponents pick up on your tendency to bluff, your bluffing effectiveness goes down the drain. After I got my first taste of bluffing success, I couldn’t bluff enough. Every second or third hand that I got I’d just in with a big raise. It didn’t take my poker online opponents very long at all to realize that I was full of crap and start betting over the top, chasing me out of the hand with re-raises and taking a big bite out of my chip stacks. Eventually, I learned that it pays to be picky as to when you decide bluff. To keep your opponents in the dark, you need to establish and maintain a tight image, by spacing your bluff attempts with a lot of folding and honest plays. At most, I buy up a pot once every one or two betting rounds, unless I’m at a particularly susceptible table. Bluffing sparingly and when the time is right will help ensure that your pot steals go your way.
