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Hello CC members!
A lot of people said, that it was a good slow play or something like that.Could you explain me pls what does it means "slow play" and how it can be used(with examples pls) Thanks.
 
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Its trapping or sandbagging. You act weak or passive with a strong hand.

Somewhat like the opposite of bluffing.

But theres a throwback where opponent might draw or giving free card if we check and he checks. Also, the value of our hand is gone with this strategy.
 
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Just a little addition to the post above, it's better to use slow play when you have nuts or a very strong hand and a low chanches for building a better hand for your opponents
 
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Slow playing (also called sandbagging or trapping) is deceptive play in poker that is roughly the opposite of bluffing: betting weakly or passively with a strong holding rather than betting aggressively with a weak one. The flat call is one such play. The objective of the passive slow play is to lure opponents into a pot who might fold to a raise, or to cause them to bet more strongly than they would if the player had played aggressively (bet or raised). Slow playing sacrifices protection against hands that may improve and risks losing the pot-building value of a bet if the opponent also checks.
David Sklansky defines the following conditions for profitable slow plays:[1]
A player must have a very strong hand.
The free card or cheap card the player is allowing to his opponents must have good possibilities of making them a second-best hand.
That same free card must have little chance of giving an opponent a better hand or even giving them a draw to a better hand on the next round with sufficient pot odds to justify a call.
The player must believe that he will drive out opponents by showing aggression, but can win a big pot if the opponents stay in the pot.
The pot must not yet be very large
 
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Considering the post starting this thread, I would recommend reading a few books.


Start with something basic. No Limit Holdem for Dummies was a good read. Many of the basics will be covered.


Just go to the library and check out some books on poker for beginners.
 
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I like to slow play when I catch a total monster hand on a flop that is pretty dry, something like K 2 6 rainbow when I hold pocket Kings. I like to check-call or bet small when I am the first to act, on the turn I like to check, making myself look like I'm giving up on a hand, and reraising if my opponent bets.
 
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For example you have A3 and on the flop you get A33 and you check and hope your opponent will raise.
 
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Slowplay is when we have a good hand, like set's, straight, full house... And we induce the player to bet by simple check...
He have pocket Aces, the flop comes A39 RAINBOW, we can check to induce the player to bet with worse hands.... Or check the turn... be carefull with the slowplay in river, the chance that u gave a check behind is big... if you are out position, normally u must bet... But if u know the player, and he's agressive u can trap him slowplaying
 
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One thing that has only been suggested (in the part from Sklansky's book) is that slow play is only beneficial if you are sure that your opponent will bet if you check or make a very small bet. Otherwise you might as well make a good sized bet to try to win the hand straight away.
 
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One thing that has only been suggested (in the part from Sklansky's book) is that slow play is only beneficial if you are sure that your opponent will bet if you check or make a very small bet. Otherwise you might as well make a good sized bet to try to win the hand straight away.

Would have to agree with that . Problem with slow playing is if they have a high pair they might call a decent bet but if you check they might just check it down to see if there hand improves.
 
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When i begin to play poker i often slow played,but after i realise that i wrong.Only if u have nuts on flop u may do that ,but in most case u oponent give a free card
 
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Don't ever slow play a good hand (ie verses a monster or nuts). It gets frustrating when everyone folds against your bet on your high pair, good kicker hand and it is tempting to slow play this to keep others in the hand. BUT it is going to get you (as it did me many times). and instead of winning a small pot, you are going to loose a big one.
 
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For example, the other night I have 99. Flop comes 993. As Doyle says I have the deck crippled. I just check, check, small bet. I got one caller who caught 2 pair I believe. If I Had bet the flop everyone would have folded thinking I'd of hit a set. And they would.Have.been 3/4 right. Lol. Hope this helps ..Tal
 
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Hello CC members!
A lot of people said, that it was a good slow play or something like that.Could you explain me pls what does it means "slow play" and how it can be used(with examples pls) Thanks.

Slow playing is deceptive play that is roughly the opposite of bluffing: betting weakly or passively with a strong holding rather than betting aggressively with a weak one. Personally I find slow play profitable and effective, when you have nuts. In situations, when you play your strong starting hands (for example AA, AK or KK) you can have disadvantage by slow playing, in case when your opponents would have better hands already on flop (beginning at two pairs etc.)
 
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