Lets see some bluffing....

Whatever works for you, but in the long run your just gonna give up some money that can be used for a double up.

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PokerStars Game #16002477082: Tournament #81015146, 80000+1000 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/03/15 - 17:39:23 (ET)
Table '81015146 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: winem all in (1860 in chips)
Seat 3: kitadog (9800 in chips)
Seat 6: dtcruiser (7490 in chips)
Seat 8: SherDog4 (1815 in chips)
Seat 9: conrad93 (6035 in chips)
winem all in: posts the ante 25
kitadog: posts the ante 25
dtcruiser: posts the ante 25
SherDog4: posts the ante 25
conrad93: posts the ante 25
kitadog: posts small blind 100
dtcruiser: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dtcruiser [8s Qd]
SherDog4: folds
conrad93: folds
winem all in: folds
kitadog: calls 100
dtcruiser: raises 200 to 400
kitadog: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [Ah 9h 2s]
kitadog: checks
dtcruiser: bets 200
kitadog: calls 200
*** TURN *** [Ah 9h 2s] [Kh]
kitadog: checks
dtcruiser: bets 400
kitadog: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [Ah 9h 2s Kh] [8h]
kitadog: bets 1200
dtcruiser: raises 1600 to 2800
kitadog: folds
dtcruiser collected 4525 from pot
dtcruiser: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4525 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 9h 2s Kh 8h]
Seat 1: winem all in (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: kitadog (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: dtcruiser (big blind) collected (4525)
Seat 8: SherDog4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: conrad93 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #16311260724: Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) -
2008/03/28 - 12:11:33 (ET)
Table 'Ilmatar II' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Der Sander ($42.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Gabon_Viper ($8.05 in chips)
Seat 4: Roo21t ($23.55 in chips)
Seat 5: wisak7 ($15.90 in chips)
Seat 6: $$$JAWS8888 ($25 in chips)
Seat 7: THCtje ($5.20 in chips)
Seat 8: Yaman0 ($60.10 in chips)
Seat 9: osmuzh ($33.20 in chips)
wisak7: posts small blind $0.10
$$$JAWS8888: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to wisak7 [Kd 5d]
THCtje: calls $0.25
Yaman0: folds
osmuzh: folds
Der Sander: folds
Gabon_Viper: folds
Roo21t: folds
wisak7: calls $0.15
$$$JAWS8888: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d Qc 3d]
wisak7: checks
$$$JAWS8888: checks
THCtje: bets $0.50
wisak7: calls $0.50
$$$JAWS8888: folds
*** TURN *** [9d Qc 3d] [4h]
wisak7: bets $1.25
THCtje: calls $1.25
*** RIVER *** [9d Qc 3d 4h] [4s]
wisak7: bets $3.25
THCtje: folds
wisak7 collected $4.05 from pot
wisak7: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.25 | Rake $0.20
Board [9d Qc 3d 4h 4s]
Seat 1: Der Sander folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Gabon_Viper folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Roo21t (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: wisak7 (small blind) collected ($4.05)
Seat 6: $$$JAWS8888 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: THCtje folded on the River
Seat 8: Yaman0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: osmuzh folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Full Tilt Poker Game #5881141507: Table Tipperary - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:28:15 ET - 2008/04/02
Seat 1: mve1979 ($95.10)
Seat 2: rock2027 ($48.50)
Seat 3: LayinDaBoom ($66.30)
Seat 4: BGWPTP99 ($47.45)
Seat 5: pelaoboy ($87.25)
Seat 6: Lisa877 ($80.45)
Seat 7: Kautchuk06 ($57.70)
Seat 8: drachdudek ($8.75)
Seat 9: ShimShady411 ($55.70)
mve1979 posts the small blind of $0.25
rock2027 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Lisa877 [Ks Ts]
LayinDaBoom folds
BGWPTP99 folds
pelaoboy folds
Lisa877 raises to $1.75
Kautchuk06 calls $1.75
drachdudek folds
ShimShady411 folds
mve1979 folds
rock2027 folds
*** FLOP *** [6c Ac 9c]
Lisa877 bets $2.70
Kautchuk06 calls $2.70
*** TURN *** [6c Ac 9c] [As]
Lisa877 checks
Kautchuk06 checks
*** RIVER *** [6c Ac 9c As] [Js]
Lisa877 bets $7
Kautchuk06 has 15 seconds left to act
Kautchuk06 folds
Uncalled bet of $7 returned to Lisa877
Lisa877 mucks
Lisa877 wins the pot ($9.20)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.65 | Rake $0.45
Board: [6c Ac 9c As Js]
Seat 1: mve1979 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: rock2027 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: LayinDaBoom didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: BGWPTP99 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: pelaoboy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Lisa877 collected ($9.20), mucked
Seat 7: Kautchuk06 folded on the River
Seat 8: drachdudek didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: ShimShady411 (button) didn't bet (folded)

Small pot but eh, still money

PokerStars Game #14377999411: Tournament #72942261, $200+$10 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2008/01/06 - 21:14:15 (ET)
Table '72942261 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: cat5Cane (3407 in chips)
Seat 2: Lateski (2593 in chips)
Lateski: posts small blind 30
cat5Cane: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cat5Cane [Tc 9c]

Lateski: calls 30
cat5Cane: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ac Ad 6h]
cat5Cane: checks
Lateski: bets 60
cat5Cane: raises 60 to 120
Lateski: raises 260 to 380
cat5Cane: raises 400 to 780
Lateski: raises 400 to 1180
cat5Cane: raises 400 to 1580
Lateski: folds
cat5Cane collected 2480 from pot
cat5Cane: shows [Tc 9c] (a pair of Aces)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2480 | Rake 0
Board [Ac Ad 6h]
Seat 1: cat5Cane (big blind) collected (2480)
Seat 2: Lateski (button) (small blind) folded on the Flop

This player had demonstrated bluffing earlier in the game.

PokerStars Game #16581415620: Tournament #83972724, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/04/08 - 14:40:37 (ET)
Table '83972724 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Juliotexas (1605 in chips)
Seat 4: KKDANKK (865 in chips)
Seat 5: CardLovinCat (2610 in chips)
Seat 6: CeDee (1890 in chips)
Seat 8: Dragland (2620 in chips)
Seat 9: foldedkings (2420 in chips)
CardLovinCat: posts small blind 50
CeDee: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardLovinCat [Kd 7h]
Dragland: folds
foldedkings: folds
Juliotexas: calls 100
KKDANKK: folds
CardLovinCat: calls 50
CeDee: checks
*** FLOP *** [5s 2d 4c]
CardLovinCat: checks
CeDee: checks
Juliotexas: bets 150
CardLovinCat: calls 150
CeDee: folds
*** TURN *** [5s 2d 4c] [4d]
CardLovinCat: bets 200
Juliotexas: raises 200 to 400
CardLovinCat: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [5s 2d 4c 4d] [8s]
CardLovinCat: bets 300
Juliotexas: folds
CardLovinCat collected 1400 from pot
CardLovinCat: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1400 | Rake 0
Board [5s 2d 4c 4d 8s]
Seat 1: Juliotexas folded on the River
Seat 4: KKDANKK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: CardLovinCat (small blind) collected (1400)
Seat 6: CeDee (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: Dragland folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: foldedkings folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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PokerStars Game #16639495024: Tournament #84277616, $3.00+$0.25 Hold'em
No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/04/10 - 23:14:39 (ET)
Table '84277616 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: CTiger423 (1275 in chips)
Seat 2: JosephTJJ (2120 in chips)
Seat 3: wisak7 (1380 in chips)
Seat 5: 454vette (1640 in chips)
Seat 6: stevelongs (2585 in chips)
JosephTJJ: posts small blind 50
wisak7: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to wisak7 [3h 6c]
454vette: folds
stevelongs: folds
CTiger423: folds
JosephTJJ: calls 50
wisak7: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h Ks Jh]
JosephTJJ: checks
wisak7: bets 200
JosephTJJ: calls 200
*** TURN *** [5h Ks Jh] [4d]
JosephTJJ: checks
wisak7: bets 300
JosephTJJ: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [5h Ks Jh 4d] [8d]
JosephTJJ: checks
wisak7: bets 780 and is all-in
JosephTJJ: folds
wisak7 collected 1200 from pot
wisak7: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1200 | Rake 0
Board [5h Ks Jh 4d 8d]
Seat 1: CTiger423 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: JosephTJJ (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 3: wisak7 (big blind) collected (1200)
Seat 5: 454vette folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: stevelongs folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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PokerStars Game #16865785553: Tournament #85454173, 80000+1000 Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/04/20 - 12:08:45 (ET)
Table '85454173 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: DirkZW (1450 in chips)
Seat 3: tree painter (810 in chips)
Seat 6: arrowhead111 (3737 in chips)
Seat 7: slugger100 (1570 in chips)
Seat 8: dtcruiser (3388 in chips)
Seat 9: mudcaulks (2545 in chips)
arrowhead111: posts small blind 15
slugger100: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dtcruiser [9s 3d 8h 2c]
dtcruiser: calls 30
mudcaulks: calls 30
DirkZW: folds
tree painter: calls 30
arrowhead111: calls 15
slugger100: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ad 8c Ac]
arrowhead111: checks
slugger100: checks
dtcruiser: bets 180
mudcaulks: calls 180
tree painter: folds
arrowhead111: calls 180
slugger100: folds
*** TURN *** [Ad 8c Ac] [Ts]
arrowhead111: checks
dtcruiser: bets 390
mudcaulks: calls 390
arrowhead111: folds
*** RIVER *** [Ad 8c Ac Ts] [Ah]
dtcruiser: bets 540
mudcaulks: folds
dtcruiser collected 1470 from pot
dtcruiser: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1470 | Rake 0

I like to bluff...to be successful you have to set up most good bluffs, not just stab at something...good bluffing is an art and you have to risk a lot of chips to pull them off without the appearance of a bluff...just don't go about it in a Willey Nilly fashion. This is not really a good bluff, but is one of my favorites and also very dangerous especially early in a tournament such as this was:

Table '85468251 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Jaffar1a (1380 in chips)
Seat 2: Abreu (1660 in chips)
Seat 3: dome007900 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: xCRAPSHOOTx (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: Coook (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: mixert (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Dream of L.A (1710 in chips)
Seat 8: tampiko (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: GrndpaSparky (1320 in chips)
xCRAPSHOOTx: posts small blind 10
Coook: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to xCRAPSHOOTx [Ac Jd]
mixert: folds
Dream of L.A: calls 20
tampiko: raises 20 to 40
GrndpaSparky: folds
Jaffar1a: calls 40
Abreu: folds
dome007900: folds
xCRAPSHOOTx: calls 30
Coook: calls 20
Dream of L.A: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [6d Qc Kc]
xCRAPSHOOTx: checks
Coook: bets 20
Dream of L.A: calls 20
tampiko: raises 20 to 40
Jaffar1a: calls 40
xCRAPSHOOTx: calls 40
Coook: folds
Dream of L.A: calls 20
*** TURN *** [6d Qc Kc] [Qh]
xCRAPSHOOTx: checks
Dream of L.A: checks
tampiko: bets 80
Jaffar1a: folds
xCRAPSHOOTx: calls 80
Dream of L.A: folds
*** RIVER *** [6d Qc Kc Qh] [3c]
xCRAPSHOOTx: bets 1320 and is all-in
tampiko: folds
xCRAPSHOOTx collected 540 from pot
xCRAPSHOOTx: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 540 | Rake 0
Board [6d Qc Kc Qh 3c]
Seat 1: Jaffar1a folded on the Turn
Seat 2: Abreu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dome007900 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: xCRAPSHOOTx (small blind) collected (540)
Seat 5: Coook (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: mixert folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Dream of L.A folded on the Turn
Seat 8: tampiko folded on the River
Seat 9: GrndpaSparky folded before Flop (didn't bet)

One thing that I like to do is to keep calling their bets, then spring on a very high bet to a dangerous board that you feel that they did not hit....as you can see there are a lot of very high hands here that I could have had, but on the dangerous side...he could have had them also...I just read him as not having them.

This wasn't such a good bluff, because I also had something to draw to pre-river, but I can do the same with absolute garbage. I did have it in my mind to pull this one off if I hit it or not from early on, if I felt the bluff was strongly in my favor by the river.

I just finished this game and won it...I also pulled off a few other good bluffs in the game.

Bluffing and bullying can win tourney's...waiting for cards can be dangerous...especially when you get them!

I have lost a lot more tourney's with super cards than I have with bluffing and bullying...I don't want super cards, save those for my opponent!...I don't even want "the nuts" because "the nuts" can change on the next card!

In my opinion...Monster hands, turn out to be monster losers, more than nice winners!