Slow play in poker

Slow play is a poker term used to describe the act of trying to draw your opponents into a trap, by pushing up to engage in the pot.

This technique is generally used with a very good hand pre-flop, as a pair of aces or kings. Instead of making a big bet, one that plays slow play will be limited to checker or caller, as if he had a hand unrealized, or in any case, which does not deserve to bet big, hoping that his opponent will got a pair or lower following a draw or color, and engage heavily in the pot. This is a classic maneuver when you play poker, and a technique that can win a lot of money, but unfortunately it has lost its effectiveness, for the simple reason that now everyone has become accustomed to slow playing of big hands. So it is no longer really surprising to do so.

If you receive a hand, you bet. Instead of trying to bet your opponents to make them fall into a trap, go yourself. Now, some will object that if everyone folds, an opportunity has been lost ... but in fact, in most cases at least one player will follow.

By leveraging your big hands rather than slow player, you realize double bluff in the sense that most players try to conceal their strength. Your opponents often you bluff, and you will be tempted to revive. Ultimately, you win playing that way.

The other reason why you should bet on your hands high, is that if you are not, you allow your opponents to go see a free card - what they offer as many opportunities to improve their hand. of real challenge.