Don Not Slow Play Your Way Out Of Large Pots!
Posted in Poker on 12/07/2010 04:21 pm by Izaiah
Slow wager on can be a term used in poker – specifically Texas Holdem – for trying to lure your opponents into generating a large wager so that you just can trap them and take down an enormous pot.
It really is usually used with a extremely good pre-flop hand such as pocket Aces on Kings. Rather than betting huge, the gradual player will sit back and limp in (call or check) as if he does not have a hands worth wagering, hoping that an opponent will have caught a lower pair or a straight draw and will come in with a big bet.
It is a classic poker manouever and one which has won a lot of money for poker players down by way of the ages, except it has lost it is effectiveness. The easy reason for this is that everybody is now sluggish betting their big hands so it really is nearly expected.
So how do you use this predicament to your advantage?
In the event you catch a big palm, you need to arrive out wagering. Instead of attempting to tempt your opponents into generating a move so that you can are available in more than the top, produce the wager yourself. Now most amateur gamblers baulk at the thought of this in case the rest of the table folds and they "waste" their huge palm, except in reality you are going to normally always get some betting action from somebody.
By betting your massive hands rather than gradual betting it, you’re performing a double bluff since most people today would slow bet on it. Your competitors will frequently assume you happen to be bluffing and you may obtain several betting action and ultimately win extra money.
The other reason you need to bet is that if you do not wager, you’re allowing your opponents a absolutely free look in the cards and each time a card is turned more than they may very well be converting a losing palm to a winning one.
There’s only one situation where it will often pay to slow wager on your hand – whenever you flop an absolute monster that practically can not be beaten. For instance say you are dealt Ace, Four of clubs and the flop is Queen, 10, Nine of clubs. You’ve just flopped the nut flush and you are pretty significantly unbeatable. OK someone could have a pair of Queens, Tens or Nines and catch a 4th on the turn or river, or they might be holding the King of clubs and catch the Jack for a straight flush, except the chances of you not winning are now remote.
This is the time to sluggish bet on your hand. You will find all sorts of hands that somebody else could possibly be holding to make them assume they’re in a great position here; 2 other clubs, a straight draw, triples or even just a Queen for the top pair, whatever they’ve got the chances are someone will assume it’s worth betting. If the flop or river produces a King, Queen Jack, 10 or Nine you may possibly receive an enormous raise or even an all-in from somebody.
Now you let them build the pot up by just calling the wagers and take down the pot with your nut flush.