Bluff

A bet or raise with a weak hand, to make better hands fold.

Example

You missed your draw and bet the river anyway, hoping they fold a pair.

Also written: bluffs, bluffing, bluffed.

Related

• semi-bluff A bluff with a draw: it wins now if they fold, or later if you hit.
• value bet A bet you make hoping worse hands call it.
• air A hand with nothing: no pair and no real draw.

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