why do they show the bluffs (lc)

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $49.90
CO: $27.15
Button: $95.20
Hero: $96.50
BB: $59.65

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with 2 2
3 folds, Hero raises to $4, BB calls.

Flop: 7 5 J ($8, 2 players)
Hero bets $5, BB calls.

Turn: 9 ($18, 2 players)
Hero bets $11, BB calls.

River: J ($40, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB is all-in $39.65, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $39.65 returned to BB.

mattyonuts: shows [8s Qs] (a pair of Jacks)


Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $46.90
UTG+1: $98.50
CO: $31.10
Button: $92.70
Hero: $99
BB: $80.60

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with K J
4 folds, Hero raises to $4, BB calls.

Flop: 7 T K ($8, 2 players)
Hero bets $5, BB calls.

Turn: 4 ($18, 2 players)
Hero bets $12, BB calls.

River: 5 ($42, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $26, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $94
Hero showed Kd Jd
BB showed 6d 4c

IN YO FACE BIZZATCH KIDDIE GAME DOWN THE STREET GAME IS ON WOOT WOOT

I think that pretty much sums it up

Originally Posted by Genitruc

IN YO FACE BIZZATCH KIDDIE GAME DOWN THE STREET GAME IS ON WOOT WOOT

lol

Dude, he pushed it to the limit in hand one, and you folded. You suck.

Hand 1 is a pretty big leak without a read. Everyone expects you to be FoS here.

You show bluffs to get loose calls, when the table isn't otherwise offering them. You do it to make your opponents play worse, if their play is not already bad enough to make you a good profit. What you're doing is mimicking a bad player, a maniac, a loose fish. You're wolf in sheeps clothing basically.

A better option is to find a better table, but there's nothing like milking a bad image for all it's worth by hitting a hot run of cards after bluffing a couple times. It's priceless.

I show a lot of bluffs. Most of the time because I'm in the mood to screw with people. It's fun. Try it sometime. Just be careful not to do it one too many times. It's definately an art form. You need to do it on the right boards, following the right lines etc etc. Not super easy.

I've been showing bluffs a little lately. Rondavu is right, it sets some people off. It makes them either super passive towards you(waiting for their monster) or it tilts them into raising everything(thinking your always bluffing).

My point was why would he show the bluff and then do the same exact line again. If you are going to show it, use it to set me up later.... don't keep bluffing with the same line. (Not that I mind.)

Originally Posted by Fnord

Hand 1 is a pretty big leak without a read. Everyone expects you to be FoS here.

Which part, the 2nd barrel on the turn?

i turned off the option to show 3 months ago at all my sites, life has been better since.

Originally Posted by Harry

My point was why would he show the bluff and then do the same exact line again. If you are going to show it, use it to set me up later.... don't keep bluffing with the same line. (Not that I mind.)

Villian just leveled himself.
He changed up and value bet river (< full pot all/in). You were supposed to say... Hmmm. that doesn't look like the bluff line.

i only show the bluffs when the pots are absolutely huge, like 300bb effective stack river c/rs and stuff