LESSON 1 - THE BLUFF CALL

Welcome to the class, we'll start with one of the basic skills of playing 25/50 blind gpokr, the bluff call.
In order to become a good 25/50 gpokr player you have to use this whenever possible. The idea is simple, call big raises without having anything. Don't reraise, this would be a boring real bluff and isn't half as nice to watch. The lower your cards are the better the bluff call is, e.g. a 23 bluff call is much better than one with Ace high.

An example, medium quality bluff call on the flop, King is a bit too high and still makes an overcard:

Dealing pocket cards: [8d, 7c]
Bolanski calls
raiders calls
@lph@ calls
sboll calls
ka7ext folds
kennymagine calls
NicolaX folds
NicolaX sits out
Tim W calls
SY.Lee checks
Dealing flop: [3c, 9d, 5h]
Tim W bets $2550
SY.Lee folds
sboll sits out
Bolanski sits out
Bolanski folds
raiders calls
@lph@ folds
sboll folds
Bolanski sits in
kennymagine folds
Dealing turn: [3d]
Dealing river: [Qd]
Tim W shows [Th, Tc] for two pair, tens and threes
raiders shows [Kc, 6d] for a pair of threes
Tim W wins main pot 5450

In the later lessons you'll learn more about the following 25/50 tactics:
"The longer you keep your pocket 2s the bigger your penis is."
"I had three pairs, how could I lose this hand?"
"My gutshot is worth an all in!"