| What is Slow Playing?Slow playing is a strategy used | | | | allowing other players to get must have good |
| to deceive your opponents into thinking that you | | | | possibilities of making them a second-best hand.3. |
| have a weaker hand than you actually have.By initially | | | | That same free card must have only a small chance |
| playing a weak hand, you are giving confidence to | | | | of making someone a better hand than yours.4. You |
| your opponents that they may have stronger | | | | must be confident that you will scare other players |
| hands.You are therefore encouraging your opponents | | | | out by showing this aggression, but you still have |
| to bet into your winning hand. The end result is a | | | | good odds of winning a big pot if you don't.5. The |
| bigger pot for you to win.The Thrill of Slow | | | | pot should not be too large to start with.Maximizing |
| PlayingPart of the thrill of playing poker is the | | | | Profits on Your Premium Hands and a CautionSlow |
| opportunity to create a deception by slow playing a | | | | playing is a way to get better value for your |
| hand and taking a large pot of chips from under your | | | | premium hands.You need to be aware though that |
| opponent's nose.There is no greater satisfaction | | | | you are giving away a free card to your opposition; |
| when playing poker than beating other players, by | | | | so you need to make sure that even if your |
| surprise and deception.Good slow playing takes time | | | | opponents hand improves, you are still confident that |
| to perfect - it's a game of psychology. Stalling, | | | | your hand is still strong enough to win.Slow playing is |
| checking, raising and playing cards other players are | | | | an art and if you get it wrong you will suffer, play it |
| surprised you are playing.Slow playing is about sending | | | | right however, and you have one of the major traits |
| a message out to other players that your hand is | | | | that make a top player.You get an extra bet into the |
| weaker than it really is and giving them a false sense | | | | pot and make a good player stay with a marginal |
| of security.A satisfactory conclusion to a slow playing | | | | hand longer than they should - that's what a good |
| hand is, your opponent bets into your winning hand, | | | | slow play achieves.Practice Makes PerfectYou need |
| the pot gets bigger and you take it! There is no | | | | to decide how to play your hand based on building a |
| greater satisfaction in poker than this.Slow Playing | | | | large pot while increasing your chance of winning it. |
| Requires DisciplineSlow-playing is used for one | | | | This is not as easy as it sounds and takes experience |
| purpose only - winning more chips in situations where | | | | of knowing when the circumstances are right and the |
| being too aggressive from the start will not achieve | | | | discipline not to use slow playing too often.Get your |
| this.Slow playing a hand needs to be used sparingly to | | | | slow playing strategy right though and you will |
| be effective - only when the circumstances are | | | | enhance your profit potential considerably.As with all |
| right.The Four Circumstances that are Right for Slow | | | | poker strategies it takes time to perfect and the old |
| Playing a Hand are:1. You must have a very strong | | | | adage practice makes perfect applies. |
| hand to consider the play.2. The free card you are | | | | |