A post oak bluff would be betting maybe $10 into a $50 pot as a pure bluff. It wont work (like Doyle says). If you have nothing at the river you have to make a big bluff or fold. A small "post oak bluff" will get called every time unless th other guy had been bluffing the whole time.
I never said that a blocking bet was a weak play. It can be a very good play because you can get to showdown cheaper than you might have if you had checked and then called (a bigger bet than your bet). It works against good competition alot of the time if they have a vulnerable hand because its a confusing play and if thier hand isnt that strong, they wont raise you. I cant say that I ever use it though.
I find that its normally made by someone who has been calling you down with a very marginal hand. Im rarely in that spot. If my hand is marginal, I have usually folded or raised at some pointStatistics: Posted by iceman5 — Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:32 am
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