well, it did work and he folded rather quickly (without showing this time). i figured making it so big (potting it) would make it quite a bit more effective. also, BB tanked for a bit before folding which gave me time to think about bluffing, so i was able to make the bet fairly quick when it got to me. i think that does make it a bit more credible as well.

i also felt his smallish turn bet was more indicative of a T or 8 than a Q (but i guess you can never really know with megafish like these)

the thing i'm mainly thinking about is whether it worked because it was a good bluff or because he just happened to have the bottom of his range (an eight)

i kinda disagree that you can never bluff a 67/14 type player. i mean, the maniac pot-betting-with-any-piece type player is not a good candidate. however, a lot of these players are aware enough to understand that they have a crazy image, and when someone makes a big raise at them it is usually with a real hand. i think if you can identify which of these players are observant and which are just maniacs you can gain some extra value by recognizing good spots to steal big pots. i know in the last few months i have stolen many big pots from players i would never have dreamed of bluffing a year ago in my playing career. i get burned occasionally, but i think that out of all the times i have done these types of things, they have worked quite a bit more often than not.