Bluff (poker)

The Bluff ( [ blʊf ] or [ blœf ], Austro also [ BLAF ], English [ blʌf ] ) or bluffing is a behavior while playing cards with the purpose to lead the enemy to their own advantage astray. The bluffer awakened by his behavior the impression that his hand was much more promising than is actually the case. If he succeeds, so that his opponent would be prompted to defensive play, he can gain an advantage in spite of poor maps and compared objectively better cards.

Typically, this may only be done by the way of playing, so about the kind of setting, the Lizitierens and playing of each card. Direct observations of any kind ( " mouth Bluff " ), however, are strictly forbidden in many games, or at least not desirable.

The bluff is an important element of the game of poker. However, also offer many other games, such as Bridge, Canasta, cotton and double head, the ability to bluff.

The in any case accepted only in some poker rounds mouth Bluff, in which not only the play, but rather by observations a valuable sheet is simulated, is strictly forbidden at about Bridge or Canasta. Whether a mouth Bluff when a round of this variety allows at all, even wrong sheets may be announced or the principle of " spoken word is truth " has to be considered, is a matter of the agreement.

Based on the card game of bluff term found its way into everyday language and generally describes a form of deception that follows the same pattern.