Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Bluffcatching in 2015

Oblioo breaks down what you need to think about when deciding to pick off a bluff in the modern game.

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  • Video Type:
  • Theory
  • Coach:
  • Oblioo
  • Status:
  • Platinum
  • Duration:
  • 29 minutes

In difficult spots your reads are everything. Today Oblioo looks at those moments where you ask yourself "can I really fold this much? He must be bluffing some of the time, right?"

In an updated version of his 2014 bluffcatching video, our coach provides an up-to-date analysis of when you should bluffcatch, and the factors that go into it, including: 

  • Pot odds
  • Villain's range
  • Villain's river aggression
  • Our range
  • Our perceived range
  • Our hand

You'll never have to sweat over those hero calls again!

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.