Bluffing is a necessary component in taking your poker game to the next level and making some serious $$$. If you sit around and wait to catch prime starting hands, you'll find yourself getting impatient and possibly on tilt. Being able to recognize a weak opponent(s) and pouncing in an effort to steal the pot can keep you earning even when you're not catching cards. Bluffing is all about position relative to the button. When you're last to act, you have the luxury of making your play based on that of everyone else at the table. If you sense weakness at the table, you can take a stab at winning the pot regardless of whether or not you're holding any type of hand whatsoever. (Be careful not to fall into an opponent's trap.) A semi-bluff is a safer play than the full bluff in that it affords a bit of flexibility in the case that your bluff is called. An example of this would be making a huge play on a flush draw whilst holding the appropriate Ace. Knowing that nobody has the nut flush might allow you to make a play suggesting that you in fact have it, perhaps forcing out a smaller flush that has already been made and beats your Ace high.
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