Tight and Loose Plays and a Good Poker Bluff

Playing different poker table types ought to go with a good poker bluff. In a sense, we can control a table atmosphere a little more if we know a good deal of poker bluff.

Some players just play well with poker odds and hand strategies to beat opponents in tight or loose tables. So they play with cards mostly. But a good poker play should focus more on a good people play. Hence, instead of just manipulating hand plays, we should also learn to "manipulate" players at the table. A good poker bluff aims to make people think of us in certain ways contrary to what we really are in poker.

To pinpoint who to apply a poker bluff on or who is bluffing, we need to consider the table atmosphere. Hence, it's good poker sense to always monitor the game even if we are not in the hand to observe the development of the table plays and the overall game. When the table is too tight, for instance, we may consider a poker bluff all the more. Tight tables are apt to have serious players who mean their bets. So the mindset at this table is that players mostly opt for either a heavy bet for folding.

With the board sometimes showing flush and straight draws or other premium combinations, tight players grow even tighter. Pressure makes a poker bluff here easily work. The key is not to apply poker bluff strategies too often. They should be aimed here at super large pots - because poker bluff strategies in tight tables are going to be for limited number for tries only.

Tight aggressive tables are more likely to meet our poker bluff head on. Yes, the atmosphere is tight and every bet or raise is founded on solid and mature analyses of the situation, but the players also want real action. A poker bluff should be preceded by feelers like checks and tells. If there's resistance, we back off and try again some time later. Loose-passive tables are mostly unconcerned. It has a "So what?" mentality that pays even a well orchestrated poker bluff a mere cold shoulder shrug.

To be sure, most nonchalant gestures here are no poker bluff tactics but honest reactions. So a poker bluff here is stooping down to the mediocre table mood. The best way to handle this is to hit hard on callers by using strong hands.