Is it possible to Bluff?

[bigpair8]

Bluffing is a huge part of any game live online..even freerolls. Bluffing is comes on strong when the blinds are worth buying.

[diamondbaby]

I have seen a lot of people get slapped for bluffing, but its a chance you take and I usually don't do it.

[MASUkills]

yes depends on how you bluff but yes online everybody is able to bluff and should use it

[vale82]

I don't like to bluff as it is very very dangerous, especially when you play online there's really crazy people calling with just high card ace... Anyway, in live tournaments I do bluff a little bit, as I am known as a very tight players so when I am in good position I try and steal the pot!
also, you can bluff more easily if you have a high stack... (and as I am a tight player i rarely get a really high stack!)

[zuberman]

never bluff freerolls before you are down to 20-30 players

they will almost always call with weird hands

[Danyon]

U need to be aggresive if u want to bluff , take the risk when pots are big , not for little ones.

[pothole]

You have to bluff at some point in a tourney or you will never win. The skill comes in knowng when to bluff. I agree it isn't worth it when the blinds are low at the beginning, when the blinds are in the 500-1000 range you have to bluff or "steal" blinds or the next thing you know your blinded out of the game. Patience, position and table image are crucial to stealing, sometimes you will be called or re-raised, if your called and it's a decent flop for you make a continuation bet, if you are called again you can bet the other player is on a draw or already has you beat, tonights game at PKR was a perfect example antes were 250 and blinds were 1000-2000 if all fold to you on the button with 6 players left, the pot is already 4500, worth a raise to try and take it down or not?

[smjnc]

bluffing is definitely a big part of any real money game. but i rarely use an allin bluff. the pot has to be right to. what is the point of stealing without a good pot? its pointless. i ushally lossen up and start tryin to work the bluff when the antes start. then its like 2 BB instead of one.

your table image is also key. instead of big bluffs where u end up pot committed i usually stick out a couple feelers less than pot but atleast 2.5 BB. here is a decent semi bluff while i was typing this.

PokerStars Game #16466176478: Tournament #83379922, $1.00+$0.10 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/04/03 - 19:44:07 (ET)
Table '83379922 5' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: peythapiper (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: master ringo (1660 in chips)
Seat 3: BRUINS1369 (5550 in chips)
Seat 4: LakewoodAce1 (1650 in chips)
Seat 5: Opa RKK (905 in chips)
Seat 6: smjnc (3765 in chips)
Seat 7: javieira7777 (3695 in chips)
Seat 9: Zuxxez1355 (1335 in chips)
peythapiper: posts small blind 50
master ringo: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to smjnc [Tc Kc]
BRUINS1369: calls 100
LakewoodAce1: folds
Opa RKK: calls 100
smjnc: calls 100
javieira7777: folds
Zuxxez1355: folds
peythapiper: folds
master ringo: checks
*** FLOP *** [4s 4c 3s]
master ringo: checks
BRUINS1369: checks
Opa RKK: checks
smjnc: bets 300
master ringo: folds
BRUINS1369: folds
Opa RKK: folds
smjnc collected 450 from pot
smjnc: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Board [4s 4c 3s]
Seat 1: peythapiper (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: master ringo (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: BRUINS1369 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: LakewoodAce1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Opa RKK folded on the Flop
Seat 6: smjnc collected (450)
Seat 7: javieira7777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Zuxxez1355 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[NoWuckingFurries]

Originally Posted by pothole

You have to bluff at some point in a tourney or you will never win. The skill comes in knowng when to bluff.

Late in a tourney, yes, when hopefully you have promoted a nice tight table image...

[pothole]

Originally Posted by NoWuckingFurries

Late in a tourney, yes, when hopefully you have promoted a nice tight table image...

Which is exactly what I said in my post. Image, patience position and when antes and blinds are high.