Fulltiltpocker.com – Slow Playing and Smooth Calling
www.fulltiltpocker.com – Generally speaking, these types of plays will bear most results against a particular type of player, and this is why in pocker, it is important to know your opponents as well as is possible. Those who are loose and aggressive will soon make themselves known if you sit at a table with them for long enough, and these are the types of players who you can slowplay against effectively.
Before you can attempt this type of play, first you must of course pick up a strong hand, and be aware of the possible dangers of being outdrawn by a bigger hand. If for instance there are two suited cards out on the flop, you must be careful when it comes to playing your hand, because if you let a player see a turn, flat call their raise, then see a third suited card on the river, you can end up in deep trouble. Personally, if I am slow playing on a flop, I might check to my opponent firstly, then reraise when my aggressive opponent raises. If I know I am in front at that point, then there is no harm in picking up the pot that your original ‘check’ has built, by reraising.
If you are the first to act in a pot and you have connected with the flop well, you might sometimes find that your opponent checks also. In this situation, I would put out a feeler bet on the next round of betting to see if they have any part of the board. If they are the aggressive player that we think they are, they may even assume we are trying to pick up the pot, and reraise. As long as the reraise is not too large, I would consider coming over the top with another reraise.
However much you might enjoy slow playing a big hand sometimes though, always be careful not to let an opponent surpass your hand.
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