taptop
10-24-2012, 12:40 AM
Slowplaying is the tactic most abused by new poker players who fall in love with the idea of being able to trap their opponents. For one thing, it's always dangerous to give away free cards by checking - very few hands are such absolute locks that your opponent will be drawing dead. Second, your opponents are often more likely to call a bet on the flop rather than on the more expensive turn or river, meaning that you may be sacrificing your only opportunity to milk any more money out of them.