Quote Originally Posted by samsonite2100
Good post, Rondavu. It's true--bluffing is all about storytelling. In fact, bluffing is storytelling. Good stories are coherent and have a plot where one event logically causes another. Bad stories don't make any sense--characters behave illogically, you can't follow the action, etc. Hand #1 is a bad story.
Brilliantly stated. So you can imagine that when you're playing against observant opponents, you can benefit by telling a bad story on purpose sometimes, if giving them cheap cards has a strong potential to mute. This encourages them to pay the pot while behind, and causes them to play badly against you in later hands. Read poker is all about the running repore you build with the table.

IOS, you shouldn't be embarrassed. I think everyone has played a hand or two oblivious to the story. Just be aware of the other shoe, and stick your foot in it before making choices.