You shouldn’t bluff if you have shown a previous bluff to your opponents or if you have been recently caught bluffing and lost a lot.

Sometimes you will be obliged to bluff, especially when playing tournaments, nonetheless bluffing is something you need to do cautiously, otherwise you could lose a lot. You should bluff when playing with few opponents, in order to increase your chances to succeed in bluffing.

Bluffing is necessary when playing poker. If poker was all about winning when having a good hand, it would be a game of chance not a game of skill. Without bluffing poker wouldn’t be the game we know.

You have to wonder what cards does your opponents have, then guess what your opponent thinks you have. If you do that try to find out what your opponent believes of your guessing concerning his cards.

If a player is losing money and you see him bluffing all the time, don’t underestimate him believing that he will bluff for ever. A player that plays “stupidly” is a player more likely to take you by surprise. You will have to bluff sometimes yourself, however if you do it all the time you will regret it.

Never make the same mistake twice. Find out what you did wrong, it is imperative to realize what you really did wrong. Don’t blame luck for possible mistakes. You can’t be infallible even if you are a professional. If you aren’t a professional it’s only natural to err.

Play and Learn. There are people who studied Poker for 12 years before they could master it. Some never did. If you haven’t studied Poker for 12 years don’t think you know too much, if you realize that you have much to learn then so you will. If you begin to realize how ignorant you really are and how vast the knowledge of the Poker game is, you will really begin to learn Poker.

Every game is different, “you can’t enter the same river twice”, you can’t play the same game twice even if all players are the same. The mood of every player will never be the same, neither will yours. You play with slightly different players than you did last time, players who have become a little more experienced than last time. Learn to read the table and your opponents.

When you begin betting don’t follow the classical strategy i.e. “betting strong when having a weak hand” and “betting weakly if you have a strong hand”. Bet always the same no matter what your hand is, so that the others won’t be able to guess your hole cards. Underestimate an opponent, overestimate your hand and you need nothing else to lose.

Poker has many strategies and there are lots of books and ebooks that will reveal some secrets. Poker tips are also included in our own ebook. Tips you should have in mind when playing poker.