I really hate it these days. Back when i first played (like 15 years ago) i thought it was clever to check/raise when i flopped top pair - it was free chips because i collected what he just bet... but if i lead out with a bet my opponent folds and i only win the preflop pot.
This strategy has many disadvantages though and is terrible for your table image.
I still slow play big hands to an extent - more so by betting very small my opponent has to call - i want him to improve his holdings to create a bigger pot, which i can then apply pressure to in later streets. I never like to make my slow plays too obvious though, as i mentioned it's bad for your table image if you're seen to be trapping.
In a hand i played yesterday at low stakes i entered some pots with a poor player that was playing nearly every hand, but was in profit from catching cards. I raise 9-10s on the button. As expected he calls. Flop comes K-9-7 rainbow. He checks and i fire out a c-bet with my pair. Instantly he raises around 4x. Yawn. Shitt like this pisses me off. I decided to use my entire 70 second time bank to needle his tactics before folding.
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