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i just read a post that said, "where can i find written theory on when it's correct to bluff-raise the river?"

am i a big minority in thinking this question is a little nuts?

jesus, i always thought the game was basically obvious. i've never read a poker book. i mean the answer to when should I bluff?" is : you do what you gotta do! do you think the guy will fold? yes or no.

is there a whole other world of rote instructions the majority of poker players follow?

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Some of the best players of today, Doyle Brunson and Mr. David S. himself were making big money at the poker tables before any such literature was out.

The thing nowadays is the game has changed so much that if you are up agianst opponents who have "inside" information about the game that you might not be aware of you might be getting the worst of it.

The poker books help bring people up to a more level standard of playing, you may think of it loosely as a "rule" book, but I think of it more as a book of "tricks", the best way to defend agianst a trick is to understand how the trick works.