Re: Which, if any, of these bluffs are good ones?
#3 I think is a bad bluff for another reason. It doesn't matter what you have and it doesn't matter what he has. As astute player might come to the conclusion that you're bluffing. Here's why: UTG was the preflop raiser and you had position on him. He checked. You then checked with 1? 2? people after you? If it's 1 it's even worse but you know there's no guarantee this guy's going to fire at the pot. He should know that too so he has to ask "why is this guy check raising instead of firing into the pot himself?" The answer to that is "he probably thinks I'm on a steal and he's trying to resteal." So he'll now raise your bluff.
Just my two shekels.
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