Slow-Playing
1. When might you slow-play ?
Ans : When you have a low hands that is not likely to be beat.
2. Example ?
Ans : You have 4 5
6
A
2
and are in a multiway pot. There are no other completed lows, several treys are dead, and no
one has what could be a wheel draw. Since someone will have to catch perfect twice to beat you, you may want too slow-play.
3. What if you have a high draw to go along with your low hand ?
Ans : You may want to play poker hard and fast.
4. Example ?
Ans : If all the treys were live in the example just given, you probably would not want to slow-play your hand.
5. What if you hold a high hands ?
Ans : You should not slow-play, because you have a chance to win the whole pot.
6. But what if you hold a very big high hand that is not likely to be beat, and it is obvious that a low has been made ?
Ans : In this situation, it becomes correct to slow-playing.
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