Keep asking myself this question in the last couple of days after my bluffs were easily hero-called, as u can see in the two hands below. Am I missing anything?

[Hand 1] Hand History driven straight to this forum with DriveHUD Poker HUD and Database Software

NL Holdem 0.10(BB)
HERO ($10.36) [VPIP: 25.5% | PFR: 20% | AGG: 37.3% | Flop Agg: 41.5% | Turn Agg: 38.1% | River Agg: 25.5% | 3-Bet: 9.4% | 4-Bet: 8.9% | Hands: 39199]
SB ($10.40) [VPIP: 21.6% | PFR: 17.1% | AGG: 36.2% | Flop Agg: 31.7% | Turn Agg: 43.2% | River Agg: 36.7% | 3-Bet: 5.7% | Fold to 3-Bet: 33.3% | 4-Bet: 0% | Hands: 317]
BB ($17.15) [VPIP: 25.8% | PFR: 8.1% | AGG: 24.7% | Hands: 225]
UTG ($13.27) [VPIP: 18.2% | PFR: 9.1% | AGG: 50% | Hands: 11]
HJ ($11.50) [VPIP: 30% | PFR: 23.3% | AGG: 12.5% | Hands: 30]
CO ($12.43) [VPIP: 19.5% | PFR: 16% | AGG: 40.4% | Hands: 757]

Dealt to Hero: A J

UTG Folds, HJ Folds, CO Folds, HERO Raises To $0.27, SB Raises To $1, BB Folds, HERO Calls $0.73

Hero SPR on Flop: [4.46 effective]
Flop ($2.10): 3 5 6
SB Checks, HERO Bets $1.05 (Rem. Stack: $8.31), SB Calls $1.05 (Rem. Stack: $8.35)

Turn ($4.20): 3 5 6 9
SB Checks, HERO Bets $2.10 (Rem. Stack: $6.21), SB Calls $2.10 (Rem. Stack: $6.25)

River ($8.40): 3 5 6 9 6
SB Checks, HERO Bets $6.21 (allin), SB Calls $6.21 (Rem. Stack: $0.04)



[Hand 2] Hand History driven straight to this forum with DriveHUD Poker HUD and Database Software

NL Holdem 0.10(BB)
BTN ($17.63) [VPIP: 23.4% | PFR: 12.3% | AGG: 12.3% | Hands: 317]
SB ($10) [VPIP: 27% | PFR: 18.5% | AGG: 19.1% | Hands: 273]
BB ($31.41) [VPIP: 21.1% | PFR: 16.8% | AGG: 48.7% | Flop Agg: 52.9% | Turn Agg: 33.3% | River Agg: 60% | 3-Bet: 10.3% | Fold to 3-Bet: 100% | 4-Bet: 0% | Hands: 100]
UTG ($10) [VPIP: 19.4% | PFR: 15.7% | AGG: 33.3% | Hands: 385]
HJ ($25.20) [VPIP: 11.6% | PFR: 10.5% | AGG: 25% | Hands: 97]
HERO ($11.20) [VPIP: 25.5% | PFR: 20% | AGG: 37.3% | Flop Agg: 41.5% | Turn Agg: 38.1% | River Agg: 25.5% | 3-Bet: 9.4% | 4-Bet: 8.9% | Hands: 39199]

Dealt to Hero: 6 6

UTG Folds, HJ Folds, HERO Raises To $0.30, BTN Folds, SB Folds, BB Raises To $0.90, HERO Calls $0.60

Hero SPR on Flop: [5.57 effective]
Flop ($1.85): 8 3 7
BB Bets $0.96 (Rem. Stack: $29.55), HERO Raises To $2.45 (Rem. Stack: $7.85), BB Calls $1.49 (Rem. Stack: $28.06)

Turn ($6.75): 8 3 7 K
BB Checks, HERO Checks

River ($6.75): 8 3 7 K 8
BB Checks, HERO Bets $7.85 (allin), BB Calls $7.85 (Rem. Stack: $20.21)

Trouble with the first hand is that so many of the hands you represent might check back turn or river in position. 78 for the straight may check back river. A set would maybe check back turn. It's just one of those hands where villain is probably thinking 'Well, if he has a value hand shouldn't he be scared of *something* here?'.

Having said all of that it's still a pretty heroic call on the river.

Second one I'm not sure what you're representing here. Hard to put you on AK or KK as you'd have 4-bet both. KQs maybe? Again, you probably bet turn. It looks so so so much like a missed flushdraw particularly when it's checked to you.

First hand I think you were a little unlucky to run into a very good call from villain (loads of people will smugly say it's an easy call but I strongly disagree - it's a very good call for 10nl) but the second hand does look like a bluff I'm afraid. It's just really hard to put you on a value hand.

An 8x hand doesn't raise flop. A Kx hand doesn't shove the river. A set doesn't check back turn.

You have sooo many better hands in your range to raise flop with in hand 2

I have to agree with this post. You do not have to win every pot in poker. You have far too many hands with decent draw equity that could be bluffing here instead. Otherwise you are simply overbluffing. Also in hand 1 you might actually have the best hand since SB 3bet should be quite wide against BTN raise.

crazy italian, you think you're Rocco?

Hand 1, there's not enough hands in your range that you value bet all 3 streets.

Hand 2 is a similar thing, especially on the flop. Your flop raise is mostly going to be draws, so when you fire the next 2 streets w/ a K on board you're going to be called down a lot.