Editing Pot odds (section)

==Bluffing frequency==
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According to [[David Sklansky]], [[game theory]] shows that a player should bluff a percentage of the time equal to his opponent's pot odds to call the bluff.  For example, in the final betting round, if the pot is $30 and a player is contemplating a $30 bet (which will give his opponent 2-to-1 pot odds for the call), the player should bluff half as often as he would bet for [[value (poker)|value]] (one out of three times). 

Slanksy notes that this conclusion does not take into account some of the context of specific situations. A player's bluffing frequency often accounts for many different factors, particularly the tightness or looseness of their opponents. Bluffing against a tight player is more likely to induce a fold than bluffing against a loose player, who is more likely to call the bluff.  His strategy is an [[Nash equilibrium|equilibrium]] strategy in the sense that it is optimal against someone playing an optimal strategy against it, though no lesser strategy can beat it (another strategy may beat the lesser strategy by more).