Gooood thread. Vanveen explain kagame's bluff well.
Here's 2 different examples.... in the first I was defending/stealing against someone who was raising too much.
The second I was raising too much and had a good inkling that BB was just playing back at me.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed)
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BB ($650.35)
UTG ($617.55)
MP ($465.2)
Button ($193.63)
Hero ($414.8)
Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $2.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $8</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $28</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, UTG calls $22.
Flop: ($64) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $50</font>, UTG calls $50.
Turn: ($164) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $122</font>, UTG folds.
Final Pot: $286
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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed)
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BB ($421.9)
UTG ($197.4)
Hero ($434.8)
Button ($686)
SB ($207.8)
Preflop: Hero is MP with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $2.
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1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $15</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, BB calls $11.
Flop: ($32) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $20</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $60</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $155</font>, BB folds.
Final Pot: $247
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
No showdown. Hero wins $247. </font>