I have found the perfect bluff!

The setting - level three of a MTT with the blinds at 15/30 and starting stack of 1000. Thus far, Villains play has been that of a nit and Hero has utilized the wisdom found in my book, "Using Bad Luck to Maximize a Total Lack of Skill."

The hand unfolds thusly: fold, limp, limp, (Hero) limp, folds, fold, Btn raises to 195 (a little over pot), Sb calls 195, and Bb (Villain) shoves all 1160 chips w/ AKo. (The silly boy in the Bb was trying to squeeze, or at least isolate, the initial raiser. But, he forgot just whom he was up against!)

The action folds around to Hero who makes the logical bluff by calling-off his remaining stack (940) with 96o. The others fold and, of course, the board comes 4 8 Q 5 7 - giving Hero the straight.

In chapter four of my book, I recognize that one should only bluff by calling all-in with rags verses another all-in ahead of you. The value of such a play is obvious they cant re-raise you out of the pot!

However, I must now deepen the discussion in a couple of ways.

First, the technique of limp-calling the all-in is an important feature. This stateeegery is brilliant because it allows you to disguise your hand. Its sorta, really, but not quite a version of the "Second Hand Low" technique.

Next, the strength of the play is maximized when you calling a re-reraise with the initial raiser still to act behind you. In this example, our Hero limped, the button raised, the sb called and the bb shoved. So, when Hero made the bluff by calling all-in, the initial raiser had yet to act. (The fact that the sb also had yet to act doesnt matter because he only called the initial raise, so there is no way his hand can be better than our Heros 96o.) What makes this play so valuable is that you have set yourself up to make one of two great plays!

At worst, the initial raiser will call - pricing everyone else into the pot. This is the "Everyone All-in Pre-flop" play, which is often discussed but rarely executed. (Some folks call this "Bingo Poker." But, what do they know.)

However, the real beauty of this play is that you will most likely isolate the initial all-in.

If that happens you will have made

(drum roll please)

the coveted

"Second Hand Low Call All-in Squeeze Bluff!"

How cool is that!!!

This, my friends, may indeed be the best method of bluffing ever devised!

I want to acknowledge MusicCityMike for his contribution to this part of my book. I deeply appreciate him for broadening my understanding of the game.