When to Slow Play in Poker

[Vorem]

A very good article that draws attention to very important points - what is the structure of the board, to whom it is more suitable - the aggressor or the volume who made the call. But I would also add to the article that you need to pay attention to which player we are playing - passive or aggressive. This also greatly influences the decision about how best to play your strong and weak hands.

 

[DiegoRamos]

I think it's a bit dangerous move.
Slowplay has to be applied against weak and predictable players, or when you have the Nuts ...
Because your strong hand can become weak on the next street and because you are winning you may have lost a lot of chips.
I particularly rarely slowplay.
I usually play according to the villain, I modify my game every time to attract more lucrative actions.
And as already mentioned, against good or regular players, slowplay is synonymous with a very strong hand. So it's hard to get the most out of these players with that kind of play.

 

[ScottieDuncan]

Good strategy sometimes, but, not always. Don't be consistent with it though. Be aggressive sometimes with a good hand.

 

[akmost]

Nice one, I will include those tips in my game arsenal. I feel like this article was a little more ''advanced'' because we need to take into account the board texture the preflop action and the opponent( how aggressive / passive he is).

 

[crimsonblur]

Everyone says to bet sets on the flop but occasionally I won't and then bet on the turn and throw out a massive bomb on the river to polarize my hand and it usually gets called live, haven't really tried that online but I don't play much online.

 

[bzvz222]

When flop a set, I bet the flop strong, and then check the turn no matter what, then probably a check-raise on the river.

 

[Bricxjo]

Slowplay sure is difficult. I have been sitting on quads waiting for someone to bet and the never do. I have had a massive multi-way pots. I have also had people catch up on the river. I slowplay a lot less than I have in the past. I definitely give it a lot more thought about who I am facing off against when I do it. Good article, thanks CardsChat.

 

[jbear54321]

I love to slow play but you have to be very careful not to let someone catch a hand.

 

[UncleConRon]

My opinion

I agree slow playing on a wet flop can be dangerous. It gives the person a chance to hit his hand. He hits a full house to your straight or flush. Chances are they are playing those cards so they will be in. I think you should add on wet flop the probability of getting a card with a wet flop. See you just hit a hand and the flop was dry. Its a good idea to go all in.

 

[Cajin007]

Liked the article, informative and insightful. As you said, there is a time and place, so i guess i will just have to keep looking.
With good depth analysis, and sound judgement, maybe i'll find it.
( hopefully sooner than later ) and will try and avoid swamps.

 

[makisaa]

Nice analysis, to an everyday poker dilemma we all face. But many times it is difficult to recognize when to fast play or slow play or who has really the nuts! The board has surprises! The situation can change to the opposite every time. Here comes necessary the study of the maths, the game and the opponents.

 

[Izfensina]

Slow play is a good strategy against aggro maniacs however giving free cards on wet boards that do not connect with your hand or in a multiway pot could turn to a nightmare and makes you regret it. For me I slow play like 15% of my range if I am on the Highroller jack or big blind against maniacs and when I hit monster hands on flop otherwise in mp or utg slow play is not recommended

 

[redmast]

I prefer to play fast. I slow down the game only if I have a small stack and I need to get into the prizes.

 

[vintnicu]

Depends on the opponents and the
tournament type

 

[Rodrigo Calevi]

slowplayer

Come to slow play since the risk is very great, an aggressiveness and one of the main primordial of poker

 

[John Turnner]

I never do slowplay, never! ... I have had too many bad experiences with slowplay, once I did slow play with poker on the flop and my opponent made royalflush on the river, I would only do it with an invincible hand like a royalflush, it is also very bad to do slow play when many players enter a hand, in the modality as omaha to do slowplay is a suicide

I collected flash-royal against slowplay several times. But it is rather a rare exception, and you should not abandon slowplay because of this. Besides, you need to take into account the range of your opponent's hands in relation to the board.

 

[Aca0012]

I rarely play slow because it is a sword with two blades. On micro limits, I do not recommend a slow game because they are mostly fish players and then you have to play hard and try to get the most out of this hand when we are strong because fish will always pay us on any two cards.

 

[Spaceman]

Very nice article. Compared to articles on other sites about slow/fast playing I think its more detailed.

I generally slow play a lot. And thats my leak I am trying to fix. What I didnt know is to fast play when

• - Our opponent is cautious or weak-tight or passive post-flop

I am not exactly sure, why is that. Is it because he isnt betting or bluffing enough for us to get value from slowplaying? So its like if we lose him by betting on the flop, probably we will lose it also at the river somehow?

I like to add some thoughts. Sometimes, in low level games, you should fast play a dry flop cause he will call when connected or with face cards. But turn card could become scary for him.
Lets say the board is and the turn is :Qc: river is and you flopped a set of deuces. Lets say you know your opponent range here is A10+. If you bet the flop he will call, and on the turn you may check to show weakness and to induce bluffs or to see if he connected.

On the other hand, if you slow played the flop, and bet the turn you will probably lose him if the Queen didnt hit him and not get any value at all.

 

[malakata19]

The slow play is quite difficult when you are playing a free tournament as many players come to see the flop with any pair of cards which will have many chances that your slow play will be affected. If I know the players, which is the most important factor for me to play a slow play, I will, but otherwise due to bad experiences I almost do not play slow play.

 

[Kudgo Ast]

Good article! But with a strong hand on флопе it is very risky to apply such style, I love aggression. It is certainly important to have different skills, they require certain investments both moral and financial. Thank you for the article!

 

[AlexBlefer]

situation, opponent, board, I think we must be like cameleon changing own play in game many times, then oponent have hard work to read ur cards

 

[PsychoVas]

As a "rule of thumb" I would say: "Never-ever-ever slowplay!"
On the other hand, as all things in poker are relative and the only absolute truth in the game is: it depends", If you do flop the absolute nuts and there is an aggromaniac in the hand, it's ok.

 

[veritasi]

mostly i like fast playing poker, sometimes it makes me problems, because i make a move without good analyzing of hand, but it's my nature, i even play chess with the same tactic)) but sometimes slow play gives great results.

 

[ChickenArise]

If you play at Poker Stars I would highly recommend against slow playing short of flopping a full house or the nut flush. Even when flopping a monster there the odds of you getting run down are more likely here than anywhere else I have played.

 

[Pickat]

Thank you for this post . I feel that I slow play too often and get out drawn too often . I now have some good info on when to fast play . I can't wait to implement this and see if it improves my game .