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www.vcpoker.com – Calling an opponents bluff is mostly a case of the faith you have in your hand and the conviction to carry it through. It is always easy to say ‘I knew you were bluffing’ after an opponent has shown you that they were, but risking a large proportion of your chips on such a decision is far more difficult. There will be times when you have some sort of reasonable hand, and feel you have to call, but hand strength is only relative. The only thing that matters when you call a bluff, is that you believe your hand to be ahead, whether it is a made hand, or merely a Queen high.

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Knowing when an opponent is bluffing will always be a case of weighing up all the factors involved. How many chips your opponent has can play it’s part, along with their position at the table, their past tendencies, and of course the size of the blinds. Experience will help you to calculate these factors, but it is courage that will see you through to calling a bluff. It is of no value to know you are probably in front, but not have the heart to follow up your thoughts with a call, so trust your judgment, and do not be afraid to risk it all if you truly feel you have the best of it.

Another important point to remember is that, it is not enough to know you are beating one player, if there are multiple players in a pot. You can make the best of reads and a call on an opponents bluff and still have it made worthless by a player acting behind you, who you did not take into your considerations. So choose your moment wisely, and trust your judgement implicitly.