The art of bluffing, like most things in life, is all down to timing. Get the timing right and you could become a consistent winner; get it wrong and it’s good night Vienna. So with timing so crucial, we need to know when to execute a bluff as well as what constitutes a good one.

An overriding factor in one’s ability to bluff is confidence. You need to exude total belief in your every move, otherwise a good opponent will be waiting to devour you. There are, of course, times to bluff and times where no amount of confidence will see you through.