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Texas holdem: Bluffing
Some casino games demand skill and experience; others are based on sheer luck. Poker (and Texas holdem) is unique in that it’s a blend of skill, luck, and one other critical component, the art of the bluff. It’s a great feeling when you win not because you have the best hand, but because you make everyone else believe you have the best hand.
Familiar with the term “poker face”? Poker is a game where the flicker of an eyelid or the twitch of a lip may give away a full house — or a losing hand. Because your poker hand isn’t entirely revealed to the table — and you and the rest of the players have the opportunity to withdraw, or fold - even a poor hand has a chance of winning a big pot. Observing your opponents — trying to pick up on their unique mannerisms and weaknesses — can help you win. If you employ skill and timely bluffs, you leverage luck to create a strategy that improves your chances of walking away a winner.
