turning my hand into a bluff: does this ever work?
 

8 handed 10/20 game. Folded to me OTB, I raise Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] OTB. SB calls, BB calls. SB is a fish, BB is a tightish player who I don't think bluffs very much. BB should view me as the same way, we don't tangle much and I don't think I've ever tried to bluff him. I've been very quiet this session.

Flop comes 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Checked around.

Turn is a Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Sb checks, BB bets 210 into a 210 pot, I call SB folds.

River is 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. BB thinks a bit then bets 500 into a 630 pot, I think then realize my hand probably isn't good, so I push for 1500 more. Meh? I'm not repping much but given my image I don't see how he can call with a 7 or even a flush. FWIW I sometimes play QQ or 77 this way, probably not 44 or a fd this way though, but not sure if he knows that.

Re: turning my hand into a bluff: does this ever work?
 

Im not a big fan of this. In general, people hate folding big hands like 7x, flush even if you have a tight image. You arent really repping antýthing here since he would expect you to bet a flushdraw or QQ on the flop. It doesnt really matter that you are capable of checking back strong hands on the flop that now on the river beats a flush, he probably doesnt know that. I think i fold the river, if he folded here you probably had the best hand.

Re: turning my hand into a bluff: does this ever work?
 

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Meh? I'm not repping much

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i dont think this is the right board to try this...

Re: turning my hand into a bluff: does this ever work?
 

it does work but not here.

Re: turning my hand into a bluff: does this ever work?
 

Hmmm, I'd rather fold

Re: turning my hand into a bluff: does this ever work?
 

You need to be super sure he'll fold trips to a push. If he is folding trips and flushes on this board you should be trying to move this guy off a hand at every given opportunity.


That being said I think you're beat and that your average tight live 10/20 player can't find a fold with a flush or A7 given the pot size and that's it's bb vs button so I wouldn't bluff.