Slow play - how do you play

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slow play-how does he play

Very often when we have a good map there is a desire not to give its opponents and to wait when someone will show aggression and then push or overbet. But I noticed that in these situations, just takes the card or is it the program randomly numbers so specifically tuned? who thinks
 
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RNG works like it works! Every card have its own probability to come, so its just variance and odds.
 
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Be careful with slow playing. It's very easy to loose when cards on board does not support your hand.
 
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Don't slowplay on a wet (drawy) board. But, if you have a set on a dry (no Draws) board, then slowplaying can be OK.
 
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Slow play works great when it falls into your lap. A super-aggressive player bluffs and you call with the best hand.
 
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In other words, all the strategies you employ are just a means to one end: the money. In light of that, one of the mistakes I see the majority of newcomers make is slow-playing. Or slow-playing too much.
Slow-playing, for the most part, is counterproductive. If your goal is to get the most money in the pot, how are you going to do that by checking? You build pots by betting your big hands, not by lurking in the weeds with them.
 
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In other words, all the strategies you employ are just a means to one end: the money. In light of that, one of the mistakes I see the majority of newcomers make is slow-playing. Or slow-playing too much.
Slow-playing, for the most part, is counterproductive. If your goal is to get the most money in the pot, how are you going to do that by checking? You build pots by betting your big hands, not by lurking in the weeds with them.

I whole-heartedly agree with this. There are times when slow playing is required, but for the most part, until you are good enough to know the exact spots where you must slow play, don't do it. Just think bet/bet/bet. Bet for value. In general, no one else will build the pot for you.

Additionally, the times you should or must slow play are the exception. In general, you will more often be correct to just bet your strong hands.
 
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I hate slow play. When i drill on flop or QQ+ preflop the lucky mans call every min raise or small bet, when you check check he and make a river killer.:( so raise-raise-raise and dont slow play.
 
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As ABC rule goes slow play is good is when you've got nuts... or something very colse. It's a mental trap that just because you have top pair you kust have to win.
Slow-roll is done so your opponen get hes 2 pair, low set, "wheel"... things you can get value from(double-, triple-...up). If you limp JJ, flop goes 726 rainbow (your op got paired 2) and you check - you just gave you opponent a FREE out for set ot low street. Turn goes 9 you limp. you just gave your op bad BUT cheap pot odds. river goes 2 (op has set of 22) you limp he raise-shoves or 3 bet-you 4bet-he 5bet... and you basicaly dug your own grave with the top pair.
Now on the othre hand if you had 77 PRF into 726 flop giving you a top set, into full house on the river, thats where you START to slow role, not earlier
 
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Slow play is the absolute pits. It is an abomination and falls into the category of gamesmanship.
 
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Slow play is another way to divert attention or make misleading. I play a lot and I do not need a long time to make a decision. I rarely pull time and only stealth.
 
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slow play-how does he play

I would recommend slowplay as little as possible, this type of movement can take bad surprises when the board is wet, there you need to ensure your good cards.
I think it also depends on the amount and type of players left on the table.
 
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Very often when we have a good map there is a desire not to give its opponents and to wait when someone will show aggression and then push or overbet. But I noticed that in these situations, just takes the card or is it the program randomly numbers so specifically tuned? who thinks


from the principle of play usually only slowly and safely, sometimes I play aggressively but just as I chip lead, heheh hhe
 
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