Bluffing is a part of poker, and pots can be won with a bluff instead of just a good hand. Some poker online players are better able to execute bluffs because they can spot those who will fold and leave chips behind in the pot. How can you counteract a bluff, especially when you feel that is exactly what you’re up against? The first thing to do to protect yourself from bluffing is to identify the players at the table who are more likely to use bluffing to intimidate other players. Typically, these are loose aggressive types who put out a lot of bets. Because they do bet and raise often, it is difficult to get a read on their hands. You never can be sure if they are bluffing or not.

When you’ve got good cards and go up against a poker online player who bluffs, the way to take charge is to come back at the bluffer with raise. Come back over the top at the bluffer, and show that you won’t be easily intimidated and put off a good hand. Try to be selective when rebuffing a bluffer. Choose your battles wisely and only go after the big pots giving you good pot odds and positive expectation. Some poker players rely on bluffing more than their cards, and so they will frequently take a shot at scaring everyone off the pot. When you raise a bluffer and win, you will get their respect; and when you do it a second time, you will have turned the tables. The bluffer is then apt to avoid entanglement when you’re in a hand, and to seek out easier targets to trick.