Saturday, December 16, 2006

Poker: Slow Playing?

It is a powerful weapon when is used correctly. You are in a departure of 10 players Not Limit Hold' em, blinds $1-$2, in the seventh position. The players in position 2 and 3 they pay, the player in position 5 rises to $25. You have TO-TO, that do?

The ascent of $25 is strong (the normal thing on the table is of $10 to $15) and indicates that the player in position 5 does not want to play the hand. He can have a pair of Js, 10s, maybe Qs.

If resubes will put you in a great hand, what you have and will be difficult to remove him but money. If the "you play smooth" (alone pay the $25) never will read your pair of Ace.

You pay the $25 and all the other players are thrown away. The flop is 9-5-2, perfect for you and apparently very good for your opponent. In fact the bet $40. What do you do now? You can push or alone to pay once more. The "you play smooth" again and comes another 5 in the turn. The player in position 5 goes all in with the $125 that remains him. You pay and the river is a 7. The even standard of Qs and your you turn over your pair of Ace.

Thus is like functions in an ideal way the smooth move. We see that conditions requires to put it in practice.

The intention in the "smooth move" is to deceive your adversaries so that continue wagering when your you have the best hand. If they think that they have the best hand they will continue putting money in the pot and they will be willing to go all in.

There are four important conditions to carry out a smooth move:

Be sure that you have the best hand to Know that your opponent will continue wagering to Be in good position (in the last) to Be sure that did not enter more players in the hand. Do not you want to face you to 4 or more with your pair of Ace, to avoid bad beats Your opponents will put you a
TO-K, TO-Q or a medium or small pair when pay the ascent. If in the flop does not come a TO or K will continue wagering with Q-Q, J-J, 10-10, thinking that they have the best hand.

With which hands you can play smooth?

Before the flop alone with TO-TO and K-K

In the flop with trio, two peers a done hand (color, stair, full house)

Always there is danger when is played smooth

You give the opportunity to your opponent to improve its hand. You take care of (if have TO-TO) of the flops as Q-J-10, K-J-10, J-10-9, etc. and the flops with three letters of the same color. If it continues wagering in these cases is that him not al fears color or possible stair. You have to take care of, your Ace they may be losing and by a lot.

The "smooth move" is another tool that you can use when play poker. The situation has to be perfect, so do not abuse her or will bring you evils surprises.