When to show bluffs?

Costas

I wanted to know if it's a good idea to show bluffs? If so when?

I showed this bluff in the early stages of the £500gtd BH tonight, was this a good idea?

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
smalls370	Small blind		10.00	10.00	1935.00
BA677	Big blind		20.00	30.00	1830.00
	Your hole cards	A 9
BigBlindT	Fold
Costas	Raise		75.00	105.00	1885.00
nunley10	Fold
jackwolf	Call		75.00	180.00	2180.00
smalls370	Fold
BA677	Fold
Flop
		5 10 6
Costas	Bet		95.00	275.00	1790.00
jackwolf	Call		95.00	370.00	2085.00
Turn
		Q
Costas	Bet		185.00	555.00	1605.00
jackwolf	Call		185.00	740.00	1900.00
River
		Q
Costas	Bet		425.00	1165.00	1180.00
jackwolf	Fold
Costas	Show	A 9
Costas	Win		740.00		1920.00
Costas	Return		425.00

KAM99

Its best to not show at all. All you do is make it more difficult to get another bluff through against people that saw it when they know you like to bluff and are happy to do it on 3 strrets too. Sure can help when you go the goods, but not helpful in the long run as you'll find getting anything through when you want too will get difficult.

So for me never show and let them stew over a hand they laid down as that can get in their heads just as much if not more than giving them free information on how you play.

AMYBR

Believe me, your not bluffing here.

Often when we bluff we are bluffing with best hand.

For me shopping a bluff is purely oppo dependant.  No point showing a bluff to a guy that doesnt get steamed as your just giving info to people who will use it.  But against a specific villain who will get steamed can be ok.

percival09

I don't think showing bluffs online is a good thing

I don't play live, it's something I look forward to trying, and maybe in that arena it's more suitable

3barrels

live i stopped showing cards now online im trying to not show unless it gets to showdown

BigHawk89

Try not to show your cards unless you have too. Good players will just use this information for future hands and it will eventually come back and bite you in the **** lol.

KAM99

The only time I might show is on poker stars and there I will sometimes show one card, and occasionally two when I'm making a laydown just to rub it in that I knew they were ahead and I was laying a big hand down. But overall I don't like showing as said above because it can work just as much against you as for you.

rancid

only show bluffs when you stop bluffing


or show nuts when you start bluffing


anything else is pointless

depends what image you want, this works live - showing cards online is pointless

grantorino

Don't show in general you give away info without gaining much. Maybe against known tilt monkey

Kam, not sure why you want to show big laydowns

KAM99

In Response to Re: When to show bluffs?:

Don't show in general you give away info without gaining much. Maybe against known tilt monkey Kam, not sure why you want to show big laydowns
Posted by grantorino

Not something I do very often, as 99% of the time I don't show anything at all. That said I do sometimes show one card if I show anything, and that can be a good level if I do it. If I do I tend to pick occasions when the one card will give them more questions than not showing at all.

jugglegeek

The only time I show cards I don't have to is to show I wasn't bluffing in an obvious bluffing spot. For example I'm in the small blind with 10 BBs, the big blind has 9BBs and it's folded around to me. I'm shoving 100% of hands in this spot so if I have a monster hand like premium pair or AK I will show. The reason is I will probably make the same move next orbit and everytime the situation comes up. I think if my opponent remembers that I've shown kings in this spot he might give me more credit and fold

unknown_username

Dont show anything at showdown if we can. Keep em guessing!

Occassionally i show a strong hand if i have been very active just to show them i do have it sometimes but generally i dont show anything.