There’s a certain psychology that goes into bluffing successfully in online poker. Actually it’s a relatively simple move. It’s called aggression. Instant action. See what happens is that when you hesitate you put a bit of doubt in your opponents. But when you snap bet or snap raise you end up giving the impression of a really strong online poker hand. This works to your advantage in several ways. It speeds up the pace of the action, making your opponent more prone to act more quickly without giving the situation as much thought. On top of that, if he’s holding a marginal online poker hand, you’ll be more prone to get him to snap fold it. If he’s holding a strong hand, you can get out cheaply, as he’ll let you know very quickly whether or not he’s got you beat. The beauty of it, is you can mix it in with your semi bluffs. You may be making plays with a monster draw, which is techincally considered a bluff, but if you hit you’ll be getting paid off. what could happen here is you could take the pot down right there. Or you get a caller, and you hit your draw, there’s a high likelihood that you’re getting paid. The trick is the instant action that comes with it. If you hesitate, you end up giving your opponent time. Aggression is much more than just betting hard, it’s also about taking control of the table pace, which is one of those little nuances that we rarely think about.