Mind the players that follow your bets but do not re-raise you. You could be walking into a trap. This kind of players resembles an avoidable landmine. However you should always try to entrap your opponents by making them believe that you have nothing even when you have royal flush. This could be called “anti-bluff” and if it works it’s very effective.

If you win a big pot with a good hand other players will be intimidated and they are more likely to fold when you raise, so it is more likely that your future bluffs will work.

You should play against this kind of players only when you have a good hand, so that you give them a lesson not to call when you raise. Sometimes you should want to get caught bluffing without losing a lot though, especially if you have already won with a good hand, in order to confuse your opponents.

Avoid bluffing inexperienced players, or unintelligent players who call every bet and lose money all the time. These players may call without ever realizing what hand you pretend you have.

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.