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Poker bluffing is a very important aspect of the game of poker.

In basic terms bluffing in poker is when a player fakes a move and also fakes his face against his desired or real motives, luring his opponents to act in a desired way.

To be successful in poker bluffing, the bluffer must know the thoughts of the other players so as to create a game plan for winning.

The understanding and awareness of certain factors are very important in poker bluffing.

Some of which are the types of poker players at the table, the number of the opponents on the table, the ability of the bluffer to read the plays of his opponents, the cards on the board post-flop, the image already created by the bluffer for himself at the table, the size of the pot already on the table and his position in the hand.

Before I begin with my list I would like to share you my favorite bluffing video featuring Chris Moneymaker in the 2003 WSOP for some inspiration. He really shows us how to bluff in poker.

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Top 10 Poker Bluffing Tips

So there are many tips and how to guide on how to master the art of poker bluffing. Here is my very own top 10 of different ways to bluff in poker. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it.

Winning with poker bluffing requires you to not play every hand, and you should always reserve your bluffing for the moments of better chances of winning.

Most people can’t skip a round even when they are given a lousy starting hand because they get bored when they fold.

They cannot stand to wait for the next hand and play anyway, leading to loss of money to them.

However, it will eventually be discovered by people if you never put any money on the table without having four of a kind first, leading to smaller pots on your winning hands because your opponents will definitely fold.

You should always bluff a maximum of 2 players at a time if you want to be successful at poker bluffing.

With many active players at the poker table, you are not likely to scare more than 2 away.

Going against this rule causes one of the unmoved players to call your bluff if he has a really good hand.

In most cases, pots with more than 2 players are not profitable for bluffing because the more the opponents you are betting into, the less willing a player would be to call.

You should not bluff when playing against bad or newbie players, as these people frequently call bets regardless of the strength of their hand.

They do this because they still don’t know what the game is all about, and are thus happy to call down bets with mediocre hands.

Inexperienced or bad players do not have the ability to fold, while a good player first tries to understand the strength represented by you.

This rule should be followed even if you feel you have a stronger hand.

Your bluffing should always be based on the pot odds, which means you should always display the attitude of a person with a winning hand each time you bluff.

In most cases, a player anticipates folding of a minimum of one hand when he bluffs.

But, you will be exposed if your bluff fails because there is no fold.

A player is not likely to fold if there is more money in the pot because he has more to gain by playing while your bluff will fold more hands with a small pot.

Therefore, a bluff should not be wasted on a large pot.

Bluffing is a good strategy which can be done when you actually hold aces full of kings.

It could even be done if you had low bets and a good hand, as that is a tactic which engages your opponents, forcing them to add to the pot for you to end up with a bigger pot when the hope of winning is lost.

You should also pay attention to the opponents who have folded already, because a player who is out of a hand tends to register more emotion on his face.

If a person folds an eight, it is easier for you to know before two eights are on the board.

In addition, if you notice that a player is upset, there are more chances of you being able to bluff the remaining opponents in the hand and take the pot.

Though bluffing is a common poker strategy, a long time is needed to really be good at it.

You should know when to bluff, making it a strategy that should be launched by experienced players.

Most inexperienced players think that to really become a winning poker player, they need to bluff.

This is not true, because it is possible to be a winning poker player without even bluffing once.

Thus, your bluffs should be limited as much as possible.

They are to be used only in situations where you are sure your opponent will be forced to fold.

You should never be compelled to bluff because you have not done that for a long time.

If all signs indicate that your opponent has a strong hand, you should not bluff.

If you cannot just sit without doing anything, using a semi-bluff is a good idea. This is the type of bluff backed up by a decent poker hand.

The semi-bluff works if you are both having the same hand, and though it is an aggressive move, it is not as risky as a true bluff.

It is a large bet that is being made by you to avoid a showdown, but you would not be helpless even if the showdown were to still occur.

If your betting shows a consistent trend, you should bluff.

For instance, if you had a pre-flop raised in a game holding 6-6, and the flop produced A Q 5 after getting a caller, it would be an indication of the best time to bluff because of the consistent trend.

At the same time, this should be done carefully and not too frequently during the course of the entire game, or you would be caught by the other players that you were just bluffing.

The secret of an effective bluff here is not making the others to be aware that you are following a specific trend or that you are bluffing or not during the game.

If you completely missed the flop after pre-flopping with a good hand, it could be a good idea to repeat that bet.

In some cases, this is a good time to bluff because a better hand could still be made with subsequent cards.

Now, many of the other players are aware that your bet pre-flopped the last time, and don’t know that you missed it.

If you represent your bet, pressure will be put on the other players because they will have the suspicion that you now have something better than you have actually.

Bluffing also works when there is a pair on the board.

The reason is that the chances of a person hitting a hand are reduced.

When you have 2 cards, and they are the same cards on the board, it means they are less of a flush possibility (not the same suit), less of a straight possibility (not ordered), and that out there, there are only 2 other cards which could match them to make a set.

It could be that those 2 cards had not yet come, or were either buried (especially in a low pair, would people often fold lower cards pre-flop).

In this situation, it is like having 2 cards coming on the flop, and statistically, this means only a few people would have a drawing hand or have hit their hand.

Therefore, you have a good opportunity for bluffing.

final thoughts

Poker bluffing is an art because the player needs to consider a lot of factors.

At the same time, the paradox of bluffing is that if nobody has ever caught you bluffing, you are either not bluffing enough or you are one of the best bluffers.

You would be bluffing too frequently if you were caught almost every time you bluff.

Late positioning and sensing weaknesses should form part of your bluffing strategies and though they do not usually win a pot, they narrow it down to a few people.

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Now you should go and practice your newly learned poker bluffing skills by playing some real poker.

The Jewel Resort Casino is an area where players can play mini-games to earn chips and purchase various prizes.

• Requires clearing Chapter 8 of the Main Quest
• Chips can be purchased with rupees, found in the Hall, or acquired from certain quests, events, and promotions
• Prizes can be purchased from the Casino Cage
• For most players, the most stable method of farming chips is Poker
  

• 1Casino Cage
  • 1.2Item Priority
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Casino Cage

Available Items

• Jewel Modele does not appear until the player earns at least 1,000,000 total lifetime chips
• The first purchase of Jewel Modele unlocks the SSR character Christina
• Jewel Modele, Laevateinn, and Acinaces reduce as though they were Premium Draw weapons
• Basilisk, and Anneliefe reduce as though they were Premium Draw summons

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Item Priority

Buying all (restocking) high-priority items per month requires roughly ~4.5 million chips.
Buying all (restocking) items per month requires 11.95 million chips.

High

• Buy and every day; it takes 20 days per month to buy the entire monthly supply
• Buy all available every day; they are worth stockpiling for eventual hosting of Omega Raids
• and are very efficient to acquire relative to other fodder and should be bought out each month whenever possible. should be bought first as they offer significantly more upgrade points for chips spent (see Raising Weapon Skills)
• should be obtained and fully uncapped as quickly as possible. It is one of the strongest farmable summons for Wind teams with a great call and base stats to boot, making it an excellent filler for any team and an attractive support summon when adding other players as friends. Buying all four copies requires 10 million chips

Medium

• has a very powerful call and is excellent for Wind players or against Wind bosses (such as Tiamat). It is recommended to use Moonlight Stones to uncap each Carbuncle separately so that two can be brought to the same fight
• is valuable for increasing the Weapon Stone value of Premium Draw SR weapons as well as some specific crafts (eg. Xeno Weapons). They can be neglected early but higher level players should begin buying the monthly supply as soon as possible
• is valuable for uncapping SR Carbuncles, White Rabbit, and Belle Sylphid. Buying them in advance can be helpful to uncap an unexpected summmon on short notice, but they can usually simply be bought as necessary

As Needed

• Reducing a copy of or provides enough weapon stones to fully upgrade a Class Champion Weapon and unlock Row IV classes
  • is much less arduous to farm and thus generally recommended for players more interested in unlocking Row IV classes quickly rather than the value of the class champion weapon itself
  • has merit for players who wish to build Nebuchad (the best Gunslinger mainhand in the game) or Oliver (for long-term farming) specifically. As a relatively weak SSR, Christina herself does not generally justify farming for her guns
• The other SR weapons and summons can also be bought for reduction (and inflated with the Steel Bricks and Moonlight Stones), but are generally the lowest priority. The Brightstones and Red Steel Bricks have almost no value whatsoever due to the lack of useful R weapons and summons
• Cosmetic items such as Katalina's Character Skin can be bought whenever desired

Games

Poker

Poker can be played in 1, 10, 100, and 1000 chip bet formats. You can also select which version of double up you want between 2-card and 1-card, although it is highly recommended to pick 2-card. The game is your standard Draw Poker: Get dealt a hand of 5 cards, hold the cards you want while discarding the rest (click the cards to hold them), and hope you make a winning hand. If you've never played Poker before, there are 53 cards in the deck: 2-10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace in four different suits, and a Joker that acts as a wild card. You try to end up with certain combinations of cards in order to win.

The hands you can make and their payouts are as follows (multiple payouts will be listed as 1/10/100/1000 chip tales):

• One Pair: Have two cards of the same rank and nothing else. In GBF this is a losing hand and is just being listed for completion's sake.
  • Example: 2-7-7-4-K
• Two Pair: Have two pairs. x1 payout.
  • Example: 4-J-J-A-4
• Three of a Kind: Have three cards of the same rank. 1x payout.
  • Example: Q-Q-5-3-Q
• Straight: Have 5 cards in sequential order. Note that an Ace can count 'low' (lower than 2) or 'high' (higher than King), but cannot 'link' King and 2 for a straight. x2/x3/x3/x3 payout.
  • Example: A-10-J-K-Q, in order this would be 10-J-Q-K-A
  • Not An Example: Q-A-2-K-J
• Flush: Have your entire hand be the same suit. x4 payout.
  • Example: A-4-7-J-10, all Clubs.
• Full House: Have a Three of a Kind and a pair. x5/x5/x5/x10 payout.
  • Example: A-A-J-A-J
• Four of a Kind: Have four cards of the same rank. x10/x10/x15/x20 payout.
  • Example: 10-10-10-10-2
• Straight Flush: Have a straight in the same suit. x15/x15/x20/x25 payout.
  • Example: A-5-3-2-4, all Hearts.
• Five of a Kind: Have five cards of the same rank. This is the only hand that requires the Joker to make. x30/x40/x50/x60 payout.
  • Example: Joker-3-3-3-3
• Royal Straight Flush: Ace-King-Queen-Jack-10, all in the same suit. The game forces that exact combo: Having a Joker results in a Straight Flush instead. x100/x150/x200/x250 payout.

Once you make a winning hand, you can choose to double up. Double-up uses a single fresh deck and comes in two varieties:

• 1-Card: Guess if the next card will be 'low' (2-8) or 'high' (9-A). Guess right, you double your winnings and may choose to keep going or take your chips. Guess wrong, you lose everything. The amount of times you can double up is unlimited, provided you can keep guessing correctly. However, since 1-card is entirely luck-based it is generally avoided.
• 2-Card: You are dealt a card and must guess if the next card will be higher or lower. Aces always rank above the King in double-up. Again, correctly guessing doubles your earnings and lets you keep going while a wrong guess costs you everything. If the card is the same, it's a draw: you keep your current chips and may choose to keep going. After the first double-up, you will be betting on the newest card. For example, if you start with a 4, bet high and are dealt a J, your next bet will be high/low on the Jack. 2-card is limited to 10 deals (draws count towards this limit) or 1500x the table's bet, whichever is reached first.

For 2-card double-up on the 1000-bet table, the maximum possible winnings are:

• Two Pair, Three of a Kind: 1,024,000 after 10 double-ups
• Straight: 1,536,000 after 9 double-ups
• Flush: 2,048,000 after 9 double-ups
• Full House: 2,560,000 after 8 double-ups
• Four of a Kind: 2,560,000 after 7 double-ups
• Straight Flush: 1,600,000 after 6 double-ups
• Five of a Kind: 1,600,000 after 5 double-ups
• Royal Straight Flush: 2,000,000 after 3 double-ups

Slots

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Comes in 1/10/100 chip bets. You may buy up to three lines (horizontal only), and hope you win. On 100-bet there's a Super Jackpot that is listed in the Hall. It's recommended to only play Slots if you have an abundance of chips from the other games and want some achievements.

Bingo

Bingo could be considered the PvP area of the casino, as you play against others with the highest stakes in the casino on the line each game. Bingo tables come in 5 player/100 bet, 10 player/1000 bet, and 20 player/10k bet, but you may wager up to 10 times the table bet before a game begins. GBF Bingo is played as follows:

• The board is 5x5, with 1-25 randomly placed on the board (one number will be missing as it's the center 'free space') and each column given a color. As numbers are drawn, players mark the numbers on their board. The goal is to make a line of 5 claimed spaces, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
• To begin, 4-6 balls are given for free.
• Afterwards, 5 balls are pulled one at a time. The player may click on the corresponding space on the board to mark the number on their board or may wait and have the number auto-mark.
• Matches can only be made with numbers, not colors. However, if both the number and color match, the space will be marked as a diamond instead of a star.
• After manually marking three spaces, the player will gain a Chance Ball that is an automatic perfect match to one of the unclaimed spots on the player's board. The Chance Ball is pulled independently from the main draw, making it possible to draw a duplicate of the Chance Ball later in the game.
• If the player can make 5-in-a-row to claim Bingo before all of the balls are drawn, they will get a payout depending on when they obtained their Bingo compared to everyone else:
  • The first player(s) to reach Bingo win 10x their bet.
  • Second place: 5x
  • Third place: 3x
  • Fourth place: 2x
  • Ties simply award all players to make the Bingo that turn the appropriate prize.
  • If someone is lucky enough to make a Bingo with entirely diamonds (a Super Bingo), they win 700x their bet. If they Super Bingo with a max bet, all the zeroes become 7s. As an example, getting Super Bingo with a 10k bet on the 10 player table is worth 7,777,777 chips instead of simply 7 million. Super Bingo does not care about placement except for the extremely rare occurrence of two players getting a Super in the same game.
• It's possible that nobody can win if no Bingos have been claimed after the 5th ball. It's also possible for the game to end early if Bingo is claimed on four different turns (including 'turn 0' free ball Bingos).

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Much of the strategy in Bingo revolves around when you claim your Chance Ball, due to it being outside the main draw. Generally you'll want to at least wait until you are in 'Reach' (one space from winning) to claim, although some wait until the end. The risk of claiming early is that you may lose a ball if the chance ball comes up in the main draw, but claiming it late runs the risk of losing earnings to others getting Bingo first, and there's always the chance that you wait until the last ball to claim only to to have the final ball be the number used for the (unclaimable) free space. However, if you obtain a Super Reach (one space from a potential Super Bingo) it can be worth it to wait until the very end to remove as many numbers as possible, although this runs the risk of completing the Bingo but in the wrong color.