i think keep it to yourself

[kikatinalongkid]

i was playing in torny and a certain player had 10 thou chips and he was leading with big bets of cause every one folded and most hands he waited till river then put out big bet every one folded and he constantly showed his cards he had nothing i think if u bluff keep it to yourself ..but i think this player likes up setting u buy showing his cards ...

[its_all_good]

i know wot u mean its so annoyin when ppl bullybet especially when they have nothin but "thats poker" i guess

[632724]

Part of the game is bluffing, in my opinion you have to know what your doing to bluff cause it could all go "belly" up, I bluff but not all the time, and for me it doesnt normally work,

Just stick in there and bluff him back :-)

[CherryPie]

oooo what did naughty numbers say before bounty edited the post hmm??? hehe

well maybe when he ha gotten away with his bluffs he wants u all to how much he was bluffing so he will catch u out later... ah it is annoying but thats the game

[632724]

oohhh sorry i didnt say belly up i said the other word, sorry for swearing :-)

[kikatinalongkid]

Originally Posted by CherryPie

oooo what did naughty numbers say before bounty edited the post hmm??? hehe

well maybe when he ha gotten away with his bluffs he wants u all to how much he was bluffing so he will catch u out later... ah it is annoying but thats the game

hi cherry i will send u pictures when i work out how to do it

[thorno]

it's called putting your opponent on "tilt" and i love doing it. it makes them call silly bets and make rash moves, it's a good way to get lots of chips with little risk. if someone is doing it to you and you fined yourself on tilt walk away and take a time out.

[colling_wood]

i show my winning hand bluff or no bluff, as we play for free and to have fun.I know winning is the best fun but if you had a big bet and you folded after another bigger bet you would like to know what beat you , i do

[DarthYoda]

i dont see the problem u can bluff with 50 chips or 50,000

i personally prefer to show my hands either way bluff or good hand

poker is a mental game keep your opponents of balance

[CODYDOG]

Originally Posted by DarthYoda

i dont see the problem u can bluff with 50 chips or 50,000

i personally prefer to show my hands either way bluff or good hand

poker is a mental game keep your opponents of balance

YES YODA YOU ARE CORRECT I SOMETIMES DO IT FOR THAT REASON 2 IF YOU BECOME PREDICTABLE THAT MAKES YOU EASIER 2 BEAT

[fabhastoplay]

Some of the top professional poker players in the World do it all the time. Mind games that's all!!

[jayccin]

i never bluff,i never lose and i always have the best hand.

[pushy1]

when you find yourself seated with a chip bully exspecialy one that is bluffing and showing then you should fold all but very preamium hands lik AA KK or Ak suited then weaight for them to make there bet and then hope to take there chips or pick up your chips and run dont let them force you to call with bad hands just becouse you have allowed them to make you mad that is what they want

[stepoff]

Well Said Yooda,i Agree 100%!!

[kikatinalongkid]

Originally Posted by STEPOFF

Well Said Yooda,i Agree 100%!!

good onya pushy u gave good answer to question and 100 percent right m8 i can see ur going places to the top m8 .......

[kikatinalongkid]

Originally Posted by kikatinalongkid

i was playing in torny and a certain player had 10 thou chips and he was leading with big bets of cause every one folded and most hands he waited till river then put out big bet every one folded and he constantly showed his cards he had nothing i think if u bluff keep it to yourself ..but i think this player likes up setting u buy showing his cards ...

i was not complaing about bluffing but about cards being showed only when he wanted to in pro poker if it is fold pot cards r not shown against rules ??????????

[fee12345678]

I have noticed this as well and find it quite hard to play against...but that is poker.

[scgirl]

I used to complain to my poker buddies about them bluffing me out. The same buddies that are teaching me the game, they explained to me, thats all Texas hold'em is a mental game and part of it was bluffing your opponents. So, now I try to keep that in mind. Still don't care to be bullied around tho. Also, when I would fold a good hand to a bluff, I would want to know what they had. At first in the beginning I would ask, what did you have....they would show me for a while. Then they started telling me, I should of paid to see their cards. So does a "real poker player" show his cards? I think ppl. show to keep you off balance, it could be their game strategy.

[jimggoldwing]

So once again, a newbie (not you, SC!) manages to open up an old thread enroute to their 5 posts!

But since you asked, "auntie"...

There are MANY theories that players use in deciding whether or not to show cards... Yoda summed it up brilliantly earlier on this thread... poker is a mental game, and it's all about getting your opponent off their game (and if you're really good, moving them to 'tilt').

In a very friendly environment, when the stakes aren't high, and I am among friends, I sometimes will show almost every hand. In a more staked or serious environment, I am less likely to show, but I will pick my spots... and I think I won't say too much more here!

Cheers! To the Dirty Girls Artist!

--goldwing (Mr. Melster!!!)