The Calling Bluff

I wouldn't recommend doing it out of position, though. When you're in position, you can put the pressure on your opponent a lot easier.

Here's a perfect example:
Villain raises with KQ, you call on the button with J9 suited.
Flop comes QAx.
Villain bets, for whatever reason you suspect he is weak and call.
Turn is a blank and the villain checks.

Here's where you can exploit the weakness he has shown by putting in a nice sized pot bet. If the villain happens to call it and the river is another blank, you can then fire off another pot sized bet and the villain is going to have a hell of a time calling it.

Now let's say the villain is on the button with KQ and you're in the BB with J9.
Flop comes QAx.
You check to the villain, he bets and again, suspecting that he is weak, you call.
Turn is a blank and here is where it becomes difficult. Do you bet out? Are you sure the villain is weak and will fold? The best thing to do would be to check to the villain and see what he does.
You check and the villain checks.
River is another blank. Now you could bet out to try and take the pot but is the villain really going to fold? He just has to call 1 bet and not worry about any future betting. You haven't shown any strength up until this point so there is no reason to believe that his pair of Qs aren't good.



So if I suspect weakness and I'm out of position, I'm going to try the check/raise bluff on the flop. If I suspect weakness but have position then occasionally I will try the bluff call.