Poker Tips – Slow Playing
Slow Playing
Whenever you are dealt a good hand, the question you
always ask yourself is, should I slow play this or not.
Obviously the factors that you are weighing over in your head
are the fact that by slow playing you have a chance to win
lots more money, but you also have a much larger chance of
getting sucked out on.
So lets go over when you should slow play
and when you shouldn’t
Times you shouldn’t slow play
- When your hand isn’t that good. A bad hand to slow play
would be top pair or even an over pair. These hands are good,
but they aren’t that good. They are very vulnerable to lots of
cards that could come on later streets. Generally betting to
thin the crowd is advisable.
- When there are lots of draws. You never
want to give free cards to someone on a draw. Make them pay to
chase their flush or their straight. If they do call, they
might win, making it more expensive for you, but any time they
call when you have a higher percentage of winning it is +EV
for you. That is often how much money is made and as long as
you aren’t playing above your bankroll you shouldn’t mind
people calling down with crap hands. In fact that is what you
should look for in table selection.
Times that you should slow play
- When you have a great hand that is unlikely to be beat. Lets
say you flopped a full house when there is a flush draw out
there, or flopped a nut flush. These times you should slow
play. Give people a chance to hit their losing hand and lose
their whole stack to you. You hit the nut flush? Someone
probably has a lone K or Q of the suit. If they hit they will
pay you off.
Other things to consider are the size of a pot. It is
generally more advisable to slow play when there is a small
pot, because the implied odds are large in comparison to the
pot size. If there is a large pot you want to win the pot
right then. Forget about milking it to the last dime.
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