A Turtle Play
A growing number of Texas Holdem poker players are confused about when to slow play in the game and when is the exact time to not slow play a big hand. Sure you always want to maximize the value when you flop a straight, a full house, or a top set. However, there’s this question that’s bothering most of these poker players. Is it always a wise option to slow play? Allow me to go through this issue for your convenience.
Before you make any decision, ask yourself first what Poker hand type do you intend to slow play. But don’t forget that there are poker opponents who are a bit trickier. Let’s say you got a top two pair, would you prefer slow playing this hand? Also, when you got a flush draw or straight potential, would you slow play the potential?
In some cases getting a hand which you can outdraw hinders you from slow playing. Sire, you’d want to move and begin catching value as you push out any possible Poker draws. For instance, you got to pick pocket deuces and you limp with it then the flop becomes 2-J-10. And since you already have a set of deuces, would you slow play the hand now? And should any of my opponents call a bet, I will surely go for a raise, and it will definitely be a strong raise. If I got the chance to act first, then I will more likely make a bet of pot sized. It may look like a counterintuitive scene for those who wish to disguise his hand strength. But missing this chance may end up to a waste of set should you not bet your hand in pushing the draws.
Next thing you have to prepare for is facing a Poker player who plays as a rock. What makes him a rock? Well, he simply makes a raise with only a big pair, which is A-K suited. The moment he hits hard a flop, he will bet on it so you have to be ready. In the later part, you are expected to hold a K-Q set on hand while the rock player will raise a pre-flop and you have to decide by then to speculate what he’s holding in his hand. If the flop falls to a K-K-Q set, then you have successfully hit the nuts against the poker rock. It is right then that you have to decide whether or not you slow play the hand. You must also be ready when the rock player calls you a bet. If he hit hard the flop, it’s given that he is probably holding a Q-Q pair. It’s until then when Online Poker players will try to make raise on him.
The flop falls K-K-Q. You have hit the current nuts against the rock. Now you must decide if you will slow play this hand. If the rock bets into you, what will you do? First, the rock bet into you which mean that he probably hit this flop hard, probably with Q-Q. Some people would try and raise him here.
If I were you, should this rock player begins playing comfortably to the point that he makes a bet, then I would willing to accept his bet. He might be holding an A-K set or Aces to outdraw me, but what he got is an A-A then I doubt it if he would still continue calling a bet.
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