Discuss: How to Bluff a Calling Station

[RoundTower]

very good article. And certainly not limited to MTTs or indeed hold'em, which is an unfortunate attribute of many theory posts.

[bxb]

I think the example was pretty bad. With a K and a Q on the board, I think it is likely the station hit a pair and will be calling down.

[McMelchior]

Playing very TAG in tournaments with buy-ins of $50 or less my most common bust-out type hand is against a calling station committing his 20BB+ chip stack on the turn with 3rd - or at best 2nd pair - after I've shown aggression all the way.

I'd say the recommended strategy generally does not work at these buy-ins, at least not frequently enough to make it profitable, when you consider the upside of having poor/loose players call your value bets.

[Foucault]

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Playing very TAG in tournaments with buy-ins of $50 or less my most common bust-out type hand is against a calling station committing his 20BB+ chip stack on the turn with 3rd - or at best 2nd pair - after I've shown aggression all the way.

I'd say the recommended strategy generally does not work at these buy-ins, at least not frequently enough to make it profitable, when you consider the upside of having poor/loose players call your value bets.

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Thanks for the response, Melch. Just to be clear, I wouldn't recommend something like this against a Villain with a 20 BB stack. In the example, we were 150 BB deep. The idea is that you take advantage on a later street of a Villain who will play pots that are way out of proportion to what his hand is worth. It works better at higher stakes, not necessarily because the calling stations are slightly better calling stations, but because they will care more about losing a big bet or their entry fee. Your point about having easier ways to get chips in smaller tournaments is a good one as well.