The Art of Bluffing (I)

A modo de introducción sobre el tema de cómo y cuando farolear publico esta anécdota que cuentan muchos jugadores de poker, el famoso farol de Jack Strauss, el hombre que ganó el WSOP en 1982.

"Strauss, on a rush, once found himself with a 7-2, the “beer hand,” worst pocket cards there are. He raised, and only one player called.
The flop came up 7-3-3, Strauss made a bet, and the other player immediately raised him $5,000. Here is where Strauss realized his mistake--the other player was surely betting on a high pocket pair. Obviously, he should fold, right? Yes. But not Strauss. He called.
This forced his opponent to reconsider the strength of his own hand, for Strauss was obviously a canny poker player and no fish, so he must have something good. Whatʼs more, heʼd raised the blinds, so….
The turn card came up a 2. This paired with Straussʼs pocket 2, but that didnʼt make his hand any stronger. He already had two stronger pair, using the 7-3-3 on the board. So what does he do?
Immediately Strauss announces an $18, 000 bet. As his opponent sat struggling with the decision of whether to call or not, Strauss decided to make it easy for him.
“Tell you what,” he said, leaning across the table. “You throw me one of those $25 chips youʼve got, and Iʼll let you see one of my cards. Either one you want.”
Was this just a master poker player being kindly? After a long deliberation, Straussʼs opponent apparently decided yes. He gave Strauss the chip and pointed to one of the cards. Strauss flipped over the 2.
Another long deliberation. When it ended, Straussʼs overmatched opponent concluded that both pocket cards must be 2ʼs, giving Strauss a full house. He folded, handing a nice pot over to gentleman Jack, whoʼd just bluffed his pants off. "

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