Trapping Versus Aggression

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Gregstocke

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Once you learn the basics, get a feel for hand strength, in relation to position, the next question begins to be what kind of players your opponents are. Basically, trappers try to lure the aggressive in, whenever they believe they have a superior chance. The aggressive try to wrest control of the hand by combining raises that lay claim to scare cards on the board. Those who can expertly combine the two methods have just about everyone befuddled. A trapper tends to be less likely to play marginal hands, unless there is a perceived personal rush involved. The aggressive act as if they've hit it big, in order to scare away those who are afraid their hand isn't good enough. For the trapper, folding is the appearance of weakness that traps the aggressive later. For the aggressive, getting caught bluffing can embolden others who unwarily walk into then a monster hand. Similarly, a monster hand can be leveraged for believability on bluffs. The aggressive bluffs can be even more effective when cold-cards are playing any two cards or many marginal hands. They're missing alot of flops and have no way of defending themselves against those large aggressive raises.
 
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I like trapping an aggressive player then they want to call me a slow-roller !
 
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Slow rolling means turning your cards over slowly or hesitating to call when you have the nuts. So people are calling you the wrong thing. What you are doing is "slow playing."


I think the more important side of this isn't so much what YOU do - it's what your opponents do. And how you react to them will balance your play. I played a table yesterday where any time a couple of the players fired a bet I folded. This isn't because I'm strictly a passive player, but because I didn't feel they were firing light, and usually wasn't strong enough to call. The bully at the table got a little rough with me and was shocked when I called his all in with a pair of threes. Oops.

There is no singular correct way to play. The only singularly correct way to play is to NOT have one set way of approaching the game.
 
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When you know someone is an aggressive player it is nice to trap, because they feel they can run over the table, and when they get caught they blow up and then make stupid moves.. It also hurts sometimes because you could be walking into a bad hand which turns out good for them if the get lucky.. in the long run it always feels good to catch someone...
 
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