pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

the act of making deceptive moves, such as betting or raising with a weaker hand, in order to mislead opponents and give the impression of having a stronger hand

a card game that is typically played with a standard deck of 52 cards by two or more players, in which the objective is to get rid of all of one's cards by playing them face down, while bluffing about the cards being played

to trick opponents in games like poker by acting confidently with a weak hand, making them think one has a strong hand

bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured