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This year's World Series of Poker is currently being played in Las Vegas and 130 players are locked out of this years WSOP on day 1. Who said there was a GCF? Or are there people just desperate to gamble their way out of trouble? Follow the remaining Aussies in the 2009 WSOP with Bluff Australia.

BLUFFING LIVE vs THE INTERNET

There are some major differences between online and live poker in regards to bluffing. Players find it easier to bluff a more often on the Internet than they do in a live game. The environment of the Internet makes many players play a little more deceptively then they would do against a live opponent. The virtual environment also makes it easier to commit your chips since you only have to click your mouse.

At a live game where you have to physically move your chips to the center of the table while your opponent watch you is much more difficult to do without giving away any tells or to keep your nerve. As a consequence of this, you may need to call more often to keep your opponents honest a little more online than you would do in a live game.

On the other hand, your opponents are will tend to call your bluffs a little more often than they would in a live game since they also recognize that players tend to bluff quite often on the Internet. Calling is also easier online since they only have to click their mouse. Because of this, you will have to consider bluffing more carefully when online.

One more thing about bluffing: some of its value is that when you bluff often, your opponents will tend to call more often, too, which may prove useful when you have a strong hand. But online this "advertising" value of bluffing is decreased, comparing to a live play. First, people playing online, are usually paying less attention to the game, so they may not notice your bluffs. Besides, your opponents switch more often, so you won't have enough time to create an image of a person who bluffs often (or, on the contrary, never bluffs). Still, if the online poker game you are playing continues for a considerable time with the same players, you may get some benefit from this strategy.