Bluffing frequency in poker
On the river you make a pot-sized bet and want your opponent to be indifferent between calling and folding. What fraction of your betting range should be bluffs (as a decimal, to two decimals)?
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- A pot-sized bet gives the caller 2:1 pot odds.
- Bluff fraction = bluffs / (bluffs + value) at indifference.
Answer
Reveal answer →Final answer
0.33 (± 0.01)
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