Introduction

• The two types of bluffs
  
• That bluffs are only good when the opponents can fold
  
• The more opponents there are, the less the chance of bluffing with success
  

On television we often see how the best poker players attempt the most dangerous bluffs, and get away with it. A lot of beginners want to imitate this and make weird bluffs that lose them a lot in the long run. This article will explain both types of bluffs, and when it is profitable to make such a play.

We can differentiate between two types of bluffs:

• Semi-bluff
  This is a bluff with a hand that is very likely to be behind, but that has good potential to improve, i.e a flush draw. You can win the pot either by forcing out your opponents, or by completing your hand.
• Pure Bluff
  This is a bluff with a hand that is very likely beaten, and that has little or no potential to improve, so that one can only win by forcing out one's opponents.