Probably one of the coolest things about poker is pulling off a monster bluff.

Misrepresenting your poker hand is not as easy as everyone thinks.  You have to set it up, fold a few times to make them believe that you are tight player and then you suck them in with your betting.  Sounds easy doesn’t it?  But I wouldn’t recommend it to beginners, just play tight and conservative poker if you are new to the game.  Learning how to misrepresent your poker hand takes subtle poker skills that you only learn over time.

You have to pay close attention to what cards are on the board and what potential hands your opponent might think that you have.  If there is no ways that you could have a strong hand, don’t pretend that you do have one.  The good poker players would have worked out all the permutations already.

The good players will spot a bluff a mile away, with the way that you have played hands before, the amount that you bet, the speed with which you bet and the subtle tell tale signs that you give away…

Exercise caution when you want to misrepresent your hand, when playing poker.  Get it wrong and it will cost you.