When it Looks Like a BLUFF but it isn't (Poker Strategy) 

On this board, it is close to the nuts right, since a straight is unlikely, qq should have 3bet, and there aren't a lot of other 2 pairs possible. Only a set of 2's is likely to be a better hand

Are there players at these levels that can fold any queens? If the impression that river shoves are never bluffs is so pervasive, it seems like getting to more rivers then shoving would be profitable.

If people are stacking off with 4th pair (like the hero in this video) 2 pair is the nuts in those games

He never calls anyone a fish, no matter how bad the line is. :)

Umm isn't that what the point is?

@@johnnytwotimes7854 ummm he could easily make some callers feel stupid if he wanted to?

@@shtcoinmaxi1367 why would he do that?

@@johnnytwotimes7854 that is the point he could, but he does not and I appreciate that about his show.

as long as you have about 10x more behind than the price to call it's totally fine...and on the button, probably less because you may have good bluffing opportunities as well

@Cousin Jimmy Farha you should just be quiet because you don't know what the fuck you are talking about. you are confusing "implied odds" with "pot odds"....it doesn't get much more basic than that~ L O L go away you ignorant blabbermouth.

Not Bart (ha) but i really feel, given the action, KQ is bottom of my calling range. Villain has no reason to think we're not super strong, so his bluffing freq is really low (should be, but depends on his player strength).

I think maybe he means against just overcards that called the flop,Ax,Kx type hands etc,Most people arent folding a flush to even pots size bets anyway

@@Gos1234567 well if most people are willing to pay wildly too much to draw, i'd think that would reward betting more, not less.... i'll go out on a limb and say he means something along the lines of "when betting for protection against villain's whole range, since he will mostly have a mix of draws and smaller pairs as well as some air, you can get away with betting smaller on average because you will fold out the air and small pairs more easily...." what do you think about thiat?

Bruce M. Even a relatively small bet of 1/3 pot lays 4:1, which isn’t giving draws a favorable price. However, implied odds can make up the difference. I think your later comment is somewhat correct-laying a price to the entire range rather than focusing strictly on the draws. However, not all small pairs, or A and K high hands should be folding to this sizing, but they might. In this case with 55, I think folding overcards that don’t have a BDFD/straight draw is the focus-so like 98hh, JThh, A7hh, etc. But the key is that you don’t narrow your opponent’s range so much as to create a significant equity deficit for the remaining streets. Also an overlooked aspect of using these small protection bets is the ability to play the later streets with wider ranges. Many players won’t be used to this scenario and may cause themselves problems as they charter unknown territory.

@@compteofficiel4112 Yea id agree with that and if we are beat already we dont lose too much extra

@@Gos1234567 in the games i play in (don't ask! lol) people are not generally doing math and often call the larger sizing with draws, many pairs, even unpaired ace hands, so i'll probably keep making them big for now, but it does all make sense. i have been sizing down a little with overpairs and TPTK hands a little bit lately, but hands like KT on T94 i go ahead and fire pretty big still..too many bad cards can come out, for one thing. so many variables, eh? hard to make blanket statements

I feel like just check back and give up and be happy to see a free card to hit our 5

google semibluff bruh

@@bakaraymoo7389 googling it doesn’t make it a better play.

@@MrJamberee he misused the term. theres should be an IQ test before being allowed to comment. every time you type you make someone more stupid by having to read it

@@bakaraymoo7389 the semi bluff is referring to the 2 barrels

he picked up a straight draw...what's wrong with firing another barrel on that?

Can get value from flush draws and possibly fold out better.If you never barrell small pairs then youre way too nitty/passive

I got the impression that he would do this with all his underpairs and maybe weak middle pairs. That would be too weak and bluff heavy. Does he have any suited connectors with backdoors, Kx Jx to block the top pair, they seem like better bluffs.

@@thawk2007 yeah but is this really a bluff?

It's called a value bluff

Ryan Listerman value

This line is never a bluff unless you are playing a maniac

Jed mcC j I’ve seen it plenty of times as a bluff

Schroeder Luck Bart is nice to the fish...and you are not. That’s why Bart has hundreds of students...and you have none.

@@pokerandtravel6946 I said "too nice". There is nothing wrong with being simply "nice".

lol iwin What trick are you referring to?

slowplay, which worked out nicely

Bruce M. Yes it did, I personally don’t like slow playing there because there’s too many cards that can come on the river that kill my action or beat me.

@@TheTree1 yeah most of the time i'm raising too, and probably on the larger side....when i have bottom two and can take down the pot i'm perfectly fine with that

I get caught in these situations too. The second barrel is tempting but these double feels like they're calling with a queen and flush draw. Plus I feel nowadays most amateurs feel barrels on the button are a bluff and are over calling. Tough spot

No!! small pairs can be bet here to deny equity to overcards

What’s wrong with it Brian?

@@jambasket211 Bet is too large, having the 5d would be better, and there's so many better hands in your range that you can be betting the flop with.