Posted by George | Posted in Poker | Posted on 08-09-2013
Sluggish bet on is a term used in poker – specially Texas Holdem – for wanting to lure your competitors into producing a big bet so that you just can trap them and take down an enormous pot.
It is usually used with a extremely excellent pre-flop palm such as pocket Aces on Kings. As opposed to wagering large, the gradual gambler will sit back and limp in (call or check) as if he doesn’t have a palm worth wagering, hoping that an opponent will have caught a lower pair or a straight draw and will come in with an enormous bet.
It is really a classic poker manouever and one which has won a great deal of money for poker gamblers down through the ages, except it has lost it is effectiveness. The simple reason for this is that everybody is now slow playing their large hands so it truly is nearly expected.
So how do you use this scenario to your advantage?
If you catch a big hand, you need to come out betting. In place of trying to tempt your opponents into generating a move so which you can are available in over the top, make the bet yourself. Now most amateur players baulk in the thought of this in case the rest of the table folds and they "waste" their massive hands, but in reality you may usually always receive a number of betting action from somebody.
By betting your big hand as an alternative to sluggish playing it, you happen to be performing a double bluff since most people today would slow wager on it. Your competitors will generally assume you happen to be bluffing and you are going to acquire a few wagering action and ultimately win much more money.
The other reason you ought to bet is that if you don’t wager, you are allowing your competitors a free look at the cards and every time a card is turned more than they could possibly be converting a losing palm to a winning one.
There is only one scenario where it will generally pay to slow play your hands – when you flop an absolute monster that pretty much can’t be beaten. For example say you are dealt Ace, 4 of clubs and the flop is Queen, 10, Nine of clubs. You’ve just flopped the nut flush and you’re pretty significantly unbeatable. OK anyone could have a pair of Queens, 10s or Nines and catch a fourth on the turn or river, or they could be holding the King of clubs and catch the Jack for a straight flush, except the chances of you not winning are now remote.
This is the time to gradual wager on your hand. You’ll find all sorts of hands that anyone else might be holding to generate them feel they’re in a great position here; 2 other clubs, a straight draw, triples and even just a Queen for the top pair, whatever they have got the odds are somebody will consider it is worth betting. If the flop or river produces a King, Queen Jack, 10 or 9 you may possibly receive an enormous raise or even an all-in from somebody.
Now you let them construct the pot up by just calling the wagers and take down the pot with your nut flush.