What do you think of this bluff bonus $? (1 Viewer)

[AcesUp907]

I want to incorporate a bluffing bonus in my poker game. It works like this, whenever you flip over a winning bluff you receive a bounty chip and whoever has the most bluffs shown by the end of the night gets a nice $$$ bonus.

The one problem I see happening is how do we determine if your hand constitutes as a bluff? Any ideas?

I’m thinking it can be majority vote by the table but then it opens up to people being bias to who they want to get a chip.

 

[TheOffalo]

Simplest definition would be a bet that gets better hands than yours to fold, no?

 

[Santa123]

Simplest definition would be a bet that gets better hands than yours to fold, no?

Than you force the opponents to show there hands.

I don't think it is very easy to define a bluff. Lets say you c-bet on the flop with your unpaired holecards: AK and your opponent folds. I would not call that a bluff.
If you 3-bet your opponent on the river with bottom two pair on a board that makes flushes possible I would call that a bluff.

Alternative you could play 7-2 and add a couple of hands like J-4, T-2. If a player wins with one of these hands each player have to pay a bonus immediately to the player.

 

[AcesUp907]

Alternative you could play 7-2 and add a couple of hands like J-4, T-2. If a player wins with one of these hands each player have to pay a bonus immediately to the player.

This idea may be more realistic

 

[AcesUp907]

Simplest definition would be a bet that gets better hands than yours to fold, no?

can’t force others to open

 

[MrRossKeys]

7-2 and K-3 are awarded a bonus at one of the games I used to play. 2-3 off-suit is also a popular hand to bluff with apparently, as well as the Robbie Lew J-4 hand.

 

[Santa123]

7-2 and K-3 are awarded a bonus at one of the games I used to play. 2-3 off-suit is also a popular hand to bluff with apparently, as well as the Robbie Lew J-4 hand.

Whats the story behind K-3?

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Lol at slowing a poker game down so we can vote on whether or not a bluff occurred. Nope from my game, not interested.

 

[Max D]

Years ago we setup the following hands Q-7 off suit the computer hand, 10-2 spade Doyle Brunson, 7-2 off suit.

 

[dinosaur]

Why not constitute anything under k-high as a bluff?

I’ve been contemplating this idea as well. Trying to award blind aggression.

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

Why are you trying to get people to bluff more in the 1st place? Doesn't the player who takes a hand down with a bluff already get rewarded? I don't need people to know/learn the frequency of my bluffs that's for sure...

 

[dinosaur]

@TheRealTeddyKGB - My group is new and micro stakes, so I’m hoping it can be like training wheels to start being aggressive. The current game is very limp happy and i feel bad stealing .20 cent blinds.

 

[MrRossKeys]

Whats the story behind K-3?

K-3 is called "King Crab" at this particular game. Not sure of the history though.