BLUFFING -- DONKEYS vs PROS

THE DONKEY BLUFFS:
They think they can win the hand by making a large bet, re-raise, or all-in.
They don't understand poker.
It feels great to take down a huge pot with nothing.
They want to take you out, it doesn't matter who you are.
They will bluff from any position, but don't realize position matters.
Will make up bluffing strategy on the spot, based on the hand and the players and their past experiences with bluffing.
THE PRO BLUFFS:
They think they can win the hand by making a large bet, re-raise, or all-in.
They understand poker.
It feels great to take down a huge pot with nothing.
They want to take you out, it matters who you are
They will bluff from any position, but do realize position matters.
Will make up bluffing strategy on the spot, based on the hand and the players and their past experiences with bluffing.


WHEN A BLUFF LOSES:
DONKEY is told they are a donkey with very "colorful" language, made fun of, ostracized, shunned, thought of as a very weak player.
PRO is congratulated on their daring, and even though they lost, invariably comments on how many "outs" they had. Thought of as a crafty practitioner of poker strategy.
WHEN A BLUFF WINS:
DONKEY is told they are a donkey with very "colorful" language, made fun of, ostracized, shunned, thought of as a very weak player.
PRO is congratulated on their daring, and even though they won, invariably comments on how many "outs" they had. Thought of as a crafty practitioner of poker strategy.

WHEN YOU FOLD TO A DONKEY BLUFF:
You bemoan the fact that poker lets idiots play, thinking "how can I call that..they might have anything. what a donkey!".
WHEN YOU FOLD TO A PRO BLUFF:
You bemoan the fact that the pro is so good, thinking "how can I call that..they might have anything. what a great player!".

WHEN YOU BEAT A DONKEY BLUFF:
You insult the donkey for their bluff attempt, letting them know their play is so lame, but that you "saw right through them".
WHEN YOU BEAT A PRO BLUFF:
You congratulate the pro for their bluff attempt, letting them know their play is very deep and complex, but that you "saw right through them".
Copyright 2008 Peter Rothe AKA villaridge. All rights reserved. Any similarity to actual donkeys and pros is purely coincidental.

[Zwok]

lol, nice1 - Welcome here @ Wass!

Hope we will hear more from u ;-)

very nice read..... it funny how you never really look at those topics in that way until you read it some where.

you ain't seen nothing yet villa makes the best post's i've ever seen ,,am in another forum with them

Nice post about bluffing but you left out that you should have some knowledge or table presence or your bet may not be acknowledged as a I got a real hand here bet.

I also like using position to bluff.

And we all thought Mike 'the mouth' was wrong. LOL

As he says, "they're all a bunch of idiots". LOL

WOW I need to sit down after that. I never thought I would agree with him.

Howdy,
ROFL!! That was hilarious. Love a good chuckle in the middle of the day.
I too play in another forum with Vil and must agree he ain't bad, at posting or playing.
Welcome to Wass. You'll find plenty of good games here. And I think you'll find that playing with these wassers, win or lose, with only improve your game.
Good luck and hope to see ya' at the tables soon.

[jolub]

By action, it doesn't seem like there's much difference between a donkey and a pro but there's a big difference.

yes we have the same point of view