Poker info I
September 22nd, 2008Apart from the several kinds of bets that are part of the gambling game of poker, there is a small wager that is frequent in pot limit and no limit games known as the post oak bluff. The purpose behind this bet is it works on the principle of trying to steal the pot. Its greatest advantage is that the player placing the post oak bluff wager don’t have to face much risk in terms of the game.
So, if a player is wagering a post oak bluff bet, he stakes a comparatively small amount of money than the pot size, occasionally the bet amount is one-tenth of the pot, and impresses his opponent by the suggestion that he is trying to induce them in placing more dough in the pot. This would imply he has a strong winning hand. When this deception succeeds, other players would rather fold heir hands and quit the game than being lured by the post oak bluff player in playing more and building the pot they think they cannot win. However, if one calculates the pot odds, it turns out to be 11-to-1, and often opponents would not fold even after a post oak bluff bet has been put in the pot unless they are utterly convinced that they cannot win with their hands. On the other hand, since the size of the post oak bluff wager is one-tenth of the pot, the success of this wager in the long run depends on the player winning only once in ten attempts.
Though the strategy is sound, it is mostly considered an example of weak play since the gambler is being over-defensive and too wary of posting a substantial bet. This kind of extreme passive play also does not stand much chance of being a successful bluff play which makes experienced poker players denounce its being used and they themselves don’t make this play part of their game.
