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M6O6U6
Enthusiast
Silver Level
THE CORRECT WAY: 3 PRACTICAL STEPS
1. During the hand: Stay composed
- Don’t react emotionally.
- Calmly say:
"Show your hand, please." (live) Or use chat (online): "Please show cards." - If it’s extremely abusive, call the floor (live) or report (online).
2. *After the hand: Use the information to your advantage
The slowroller is usually:
- Ego-driven
- Mentally weak
- Predictable
- Mark them as a target (mentally or with HUD).
- Apply more pressure in future hands (3-bet light, high c-bet).
- They tilt easily when losing — exploit that.
- Ex: They slowrolled with the nuts? Next time, thin value bet against them — they’ll pay light thinking they’re "getting revenge."
3. Long term: Turn it into an advantage
| Situation | Strategy |
|---|---|
| Live table | Ask the dealer/floor to speed up the game. Ex: "Can we keep the action moving?" |
| Online (PokerStars, GGPoker, etc) | Use the "Call Clock" button if available. Report if recurring. |
| Important tournament | Don’t lose focus. One slowroll doesn’t define your result. |
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Kasztor007
Enthusiast
Silver Level
If someone slow-rolls me, I just smile and move on. 
At micros it happens all the time — some do it on purpose, some just play slow.
I try to take it as free mental training to stay calm under pressure.
Getting tilted only helps them, not me.
At micros it happens all the time — some do it on purpose, some just play slow.
I try to take it as free mental training to stay calm under pressure.
Getting tilted only helps them, not me.
Mario7
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Again, what do you mean by slow rolling in online poker? I am not sure everyone here is on the same page.
Everyone has a clock and 100% right to use their time. It is definitely not a slow rolling.
Everyone has a clock and 100% right to use their time. It is definitely not a slow rolling.
Like2Play2
Visionary
Platinum Level
I already get bored with the game when the blinds are at 10 minutes.
Then with the slow rollers it gets worse. I will go all in just to get out of there.
I do admirer the pros, I am always amazed at how cool and calm they remain, no matter what happens.
Then with the slow rollers it gets worse. I will go all in just to get out of there.
I do admirer the pros, I am always amazed at how cool and calm they remain, no matter what happens.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
In online poker you can not delay showing your cards. So you can not perform the kind of slowroll, where for instance you hold
on, your opponent show and say "I have a straight", and then you flip over saying "I have a T" to make him think, he is winning against 3 of a kind. But then after a break you continue "and another T" showing for 4 of a kind, which beat his straight.But assuming, that your opponent jammed the river, and you are closing the action, you could still run down the clock and maybe type something in the chat like "Really??? Ok I call" before finally pressing the "call" button. And that would also be considered a slowroll, since obviously you know, that you are not folding the nuts. So you are just wasting everybodys time to make him think, he might win the hand, while in fact he is 100% sure to lose it.
Mario7
Rock Star
Platinum Level
OK, thank you. I see it can be technically possible in some situations, but so far I haven't noticed such case.In online poker you can not delay showing your cards. So you can not perform the kind of slowroll, where for instance you hold
But assuming, that your opponent jammed the river, and you are closing the action, you could still run down the clock and maybe type something in the chat like "Really??? Ok I call" before finally pressing the "call" button. And that would also be considered a slowroll, since obviously you know, that you are not folding the nuts. So you are just wasting everybodys time to make him think, he might win the hand, while in fact he is 100% sure to lose it.
Anyway, I am under the impression that many people posting here do not understand, what slow rolling is, they refer just to someone running the clock/delaying their bet (and obviosuly it is in 99% not slow rolling)
