Poker And Slow Playing When You Should Feign Weakness When Really Holding Strength
Poker is a game of information. Control what information your opponent is receiving, and you can maneuver him into making a mistake. There are two primary ways to control this information By bluffing, or by slowplaying.
Bluffing is making a strong bet, when your hand is, in reality, weak. You are trying to get a better hand to fold. Slowplaying, on the other hand, is to hold a very strong hand, but play it weakly. This is done to entice a weaker hand to bet into you.
For instance, you decide to go to the local casino, and play a few hands of Texas Holdem. Not many hands are coming your way, and then you look down to see pocket 7s.
Your last to act, and one person has raised the pot in front of you. No one else has called. You decide to just call, and see what the flop brings.
Then, the flop comes down Its 8 of hearts, 7 of spades, 2 of clubs. You hit the jackpot! Middle set. Now, you want to figure out how you can make the most of it.
The only thing is, your opponent stares at the board, and then checks to you. You figure he missed the flop. If you bet...
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