Slowplaying big hands

[ironbaden]

I sometimes like to Slow Play and then bet heavy after the Turn. The other players sometimes think I'm Bluffing. I don't go to over the Top ...just enuff to set there minds a thinking.

[catanner]

So far I've been sticking to the professor's advice about bets and size of bets, and it's payed off (mostly). Last night I had quad 4s (pocket 4s) on the turn and the other two players had flush draws, so I slow played a little. They flopped their flush. I was first to bet, so I slow played with a weak bet, hoping they'd come over top of me. Both of them went all in, so I did a double check to make sure there was no straight flush possible, then I pulled down the biggest pot of my life (so far). I'm still smiling about it 24 hours later.

[mundybags1]

most of the time i slow play, just depends on whether or not i think that the other players will believe me or not. if i think they will call i usually make an overbet to make it look like i missed and trying to pick up the pot but most of the time i slow play and let them hit something to call me with.

[mundybags1]

I love to slow play big hands, but i don't do this when i am playing against people who like to call on draws and the flop looks like i could get into trouble. I hate more than anything to get beat when it is my fault. Good luck!

[Zimmah]

Originally Posted by PokerPrincess

Well you will see two different types of players with Monster Hands. One will be the player that goes all in pre-flop. They don't want to take any chances BUT they are also not gaining any chipstack either. All they will win is the SB and BB.

Then there is the other player who will slow play to the end and either get lucky and not get beat on the river or they get unlucky and get beat on the river.

As was said above the main thing you have to do is READ THE BOARD and READ THE PLAYERS. Mix it up and if things get scary after the flop then go allin.

One other way of behaving with a monster hand is if you have "THE" player at the table who is betting and raising every hand in hopes that he wins. Then if the board doesn't get scary you let him do all the betting and you just call him. THEN at the river RAISE, RAISE, RAISE... more than likely he will go allin and you get the chippies.

this is what i often do when i know a player to be loose - aggresive (aka a bluffer or a stealer) i just wait till i have a top 10% hand or better, get in the flop as cheap as possible, see if i have hit anything, and see if the flop doesn't hold scare cards to me, then just wait till he raises, if he doesn't raise, raise yourself on the turn. quite often works, cuz if you check-raise them, they often go all-in thinking they have the nuts and you just try to scare them off. however this only really works aainst loose - aggresive and sometimes loose - passive players as far as i know, because most tight players will know to fold on a check-raise.

[chariotte]

I play depends on my mood. Of course i won't play when I feel unlucky. Make sense.Lol!

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