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Most books, including Harrington, don't seem to contain much specific advice on bluffing, yet for tournament play it is indispensible. As I write, I am on the one hour break in a tournament in which I am still in contention. Yet if I had just waited for good hands, I would be out by now, because mystack would have dwindled beyond the point where I had enough equity to steal.
On three hands I had to go all-in with nothing to take a pot, and this has kept me alive so far.
One very nice opportunity presented itself when I had called an early raiser from dealer position with JT off suit. BB joined the party. Flopping nothing but an inside draw to a straight, we both called a moderate bet from the raiser, then all checked around on 4th street. There was one club on the flop, followed by another on 4th, then the 2 of clubs fell on the river. Although I had no clubs in my hand it seemed unlikely that either player was chasing a club flush, so I shoved, and they both folded, giving me a nice pot. This seemed like a good ploy to look out for (two cards of same suit on 4th and river) and I was wondering if anyone else had any suggestions for likely bluffing situations. Obviously the pair on the flop is one, though a very dangerous one.
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