Poker Expert Reveals 5 Reasons Your Bluffs Get Called Too Often

Bluffing is one of the most exciting weapons in your poker arsenal—but when you get called too often, it quickly turns into a costly habit. If your opponents always seem to sniff out your bluffs, chances are you’re making one of a few common mistakes.

If you don’t follow through on the river, these tentative players without a plan are going to win every single time. There’s only three bets that get your opponent to think. Those are triple barrels, all-ins, and overbets. If you’re not doing one of them, most of your opponents will call too much, which is disastrous for your bluffs.

You Bluff Multi-Way You see players do this all of the time, and it costs them chips. You Don’t Overbet This is another useful bet that people do not use enough. You Don’t Go All In This is another play people hesitate to do. You Don’t Identify When Your Opponent Is Weak Most recreational players bluff when they’re frustrated and they want their hand to be good.