Top 5 Spots to BLUFF in Live Poker

Here are 5 of the absolute best spots to BLUFF in live poker. Marc Goone from Hungry Horse Poker breaks down 5 different hands and shows why emptying the clip in these 5 spots can be extremely profitable in live poker.
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[@Lyqu1d]

Since you have started posting your low stakes content my win rate has really improved dramatically. The OOP guide in particular has been game changing. I’m looking forward to implementing the donk strategy from this video

[@hungryhorsepoker]

that's awesome to hear! join us for a bootcamp soon and get allll the sauce

[@kzkilla808]

❤ these videos. The strats in your content is pure gold

[@richardyan5191]

My new favorite channel, you guys are great! So much good info in every video! One question: How come when the OOP villain donks, his range is weak? I woulda thought theyd check all their weak stuff and lead out their strong stuff.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

in general, they go for xr with the super strong stuff. donks tend to almost never have nutted hands (except in special cases - like large donks in multi-way pots or 3bp)

[@richardyan5191]

@@hungryhorsepoker Makes sense, thanks!

[@brewdir]

Yep, love the vs donk lines!! Use them all the time

[@aadfg0]

Given these bluffs in mind, how do we know when to fold or call correctly when the shoe is on the other foot and we're the ones OOP heads up calling down with Jx? I assume it's gonna involve a mixed strategy so that we don't lose too much to overpairs & 2 pair+ while at the same time not missing too much from bluffs.

[@adambreese9263]

5:17 I feel like the second hand here is a perfect example of where I tend to get confused (I don't have logic): if jamming all in looks like we want AJ to fold, wouldn't that hint to the villain that we're bluffing? Or are we just not expecting them to risk it regardless?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

it only looks like we’re trying to get aj to fold because i said we want aj to fold. in game - we don’t announce our intentions.

[@evrenturan3674]

🐐 video

[@edwincos4278]

Great video will practice online at the microstakes first before bluffing live for more money 💰 lol

[@hungryhorsepoker]

good idea!

[@Fatpigkenny]

Thanks for doing what I asked for!

[@hungryhorsepoker]

have you found any of these spots while playing? which spot are you looking forward to trying to most?

[@TheNow_Now]

I think the best overarching concept is just attacking capped ranges vs oop players that never put strong hands into their x/c range. also having a good sense of who is actually willing to fold top pair. vs some stations, overbetting with range advantage is just a punt

[@raphaelhudon6744]

Thank you for your videos, it's always educational to learn from you. By the way, give the shrimp to the turtle that you adopted when I subscribed and liked your previous video (Ernest).🐵

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰🥰

[@TheNow_Now]

the J9xx flush draw spot is kinda interesting. its funny bc its kinda exploitative in the sense that 1. people in live poker don't bluff enough, and therefore 2. people too easily fold top pair in many nodes where that is some of the best hands you arrive at river with. In that spot, most Jx with a spade becomes a call, and even all Jx can call, losing only a small amount of EV (less than.1bb, so basically become indifferent to an almost pot size bet). I think its interesting since if someone is tripling off there with a hand as bad as 67s, than you have to basically always call with any Jx, as they are likely way overbluffing in that node. tldr: having a protected range oop is hard and more people playing 5/5 and up would benefit from looking at a solver every now and then

[@leehjones]

Marvelous stuff

[@Gwreck562]

Great video!

[@MoPoker901]

Dope video as usual

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰🥰

[@buyamiracle5179]

I'm just a beginner. How do you study for hand reading in these spots?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

start by assigning them a range on every street, and carry it from street to street based upon each action. think in terms of buckets (thick value, high equity draws) instead of specific hands (a7dd). with each action, you can start eliminating buckets one by one, street by street.

[@buyamiracle5179]

@@hungryhorsepoker Vs. Overcall Villain Do you have any adjustment guidelines? For example, 8:00 If V will not fold strong Ax on the brick river.

[@hellocyrax]

Why call the 3bet pre?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

wut

[@Patrick633.]

Too good

[@PaulLilly-lw3hf]

In the first hand example do u think villain folds out JJ and up with no spade

[@hungryhorsepoker]

yes

[@davidculhane4388]

I've seen a lot of players at live 2/5 donking flop as PFC lately with very strong hands. I suppose we just need to be aware of specific villains' tendencies when running these plays.

[@mikeyalvarez5678]

Marc Goooooooone aka BABY BOY DA PRINCE!! 😇

[@hungryhorsepoker]

thizzzz izzzzz da life

[@lolitapitpong3826]

When a rec makes an obvious reaching for chips motion after river

[@scottlusk7346]

call this guy paul newman cause he's givin the SAUCE

[@richuanglin6824]

Another gold!

[@hungryhorsepoker]

bless u

[@2wheelman]

the ability to bluff and not physically give away a bluff appearance matters too. its easy to bet a bluff but you need a camo posture as well.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

i disagree. most people have zero idea what they're looking for when looking into "physical tells" and have no ability to discern the difference. execute with a sound strategy, worry about the physical tell stuff once you've captured 99% of the low hanging fruit.

[@twiddlinbits]

@@hungryhorsepoker Also, the more confident you are in your strategy, the less you're physically affected by whether the situation calls for a bluff or for value. I hear vloggers like Mr. Owen (perhaps jokingly) say, "I'm thinking 'Call. Call. Call. Call.'" I'm never thinking that. Once I make that big river bet, I try to forget about what I have and what they might do, and I check the TV to see if the Lakers are still up.

[@kzkilla808]

​@@twiddlinbits i agree, if you're confident in knowing your bluff is a good play, you probably aren't giving off "weak vibes" anyways.

[@TomRauhe]

People do this quite a lot against me, going 1/3 when flush comes in, expecting me to raise with a flush. When I do have a flush, I often just call. They blast river, I call and get all their shit. So thanks for that content.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

thankfully for everyone else, we posted a video two weeks ago called “how to exploit every player type” which talks about how to exploit the pants off players who do exactly this. so thanks for letting us know!

[@PhonyBologna]

Every time you do one thing exclusively and aren't balanced your other ranges suffer.

[@TomRauhe]

@@PhonyBologna exactly! Because you regularly play 20.000 hands against one player in live poker to figure this out

[@PhonyBologna]

@@TomRauhe all it takes is a single showdown if you're deviating that hard, and it doesn't have to be that spot, it can be any spot

[@TomRauhe]

@@PhonyBologna Mmhmm so I am supposed to raise the turn with a flush every time? And my calling turn tells you I will do that next time, too? Interesting concept.

[@330miggs]

15" POKER HAAAAARRRRDDD

[@hungryhorsepoker]

bless u

[@DallasDelRio]

I find a lot of top top will just call down when draws miss, even to an over-bet shove. So many people feel invulnerable with AJ on J9243 with no flush, particularly when I bet all 3 streets. Easier to just get max value from over pairs, sets, two pair than to try to bluff them off.

[@sergiocarrasco9762]

You just bet smaller with bluffs then. All of these apply only to live recreational players, not that you use such an unbalanced strategy vs a competent villain.

[@theofilosgougoulas8549]

next time put some players of the Miami Heat

[@hungryhorsepoker]

ok fine

[@jonathanburer892]

There is too much sauce in this video!

[@kickdeboll]

The opponent is fucked if the flop is J92 just sayin

[@Seadevil910]

Dude has a neck tat lmao. Not surprised based on his analysis.

[@dietasse24]

I believe that in many live games people are not able to fold top pair top kicker as you hope in some of your examples

[@hungryhorsepoker]

ok. are you piling in 200bb with KK on j92 brick brick against "many people?"

[@sergiocarrasco9762]

​@@hungryhorsepokerHey if I'm playing vs a whale 100bb I can use your strat but bet small on the river with bluffs right? (since I assume villain won't fold enough top pairs)

[@pabooj4937]

You talk to fast

[@kzkilla808]

Good thing you can rewatch on .75 speed 😅

[@huckleberryfinn8795]

I always change the speed to 0.75 for him and Jonathon Little.