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PL Strategy: Why You Shouldn't Slow Play!
Some players think the key to getting paid off on their monster hands is slow-playing. PL.com strategy expert Dan Skolovy shows you why playing your big hands fast is usually the best line to take in No-Limit Texas Hold'em.
When you're playing with deep stacks it's important to think about how you're going to get your opponent's entire stack in the middle by showdown. Players are less likely to give you credit when you play fast and by the time the river rolls around they'll be committed to calling all-in.
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@kholland
I know what you're saying but truthishly you're going to get paid off more taking the fast approach against good players too.
People are less likely to give you credit when you're betting/raising early in the hand, especially when plenty of draws make up part of your range.
Usually your opponents are going to have to have a hand for you to get paid anyway, and then it becomes a matter of giving yourself enough streets of betting to get the stacks in, as Dan says.
a set of nines with 2, 9 of spades?????????????????????????????
its funny... that last hand... your opponent could have slow played a jack.
basically you go broke just as quick if you try to do this 100% of the time, maybe quicker.
and yes that was 2x 9spades lol... strictly for educational purposes.
I understand your point...I'm adding this strategy to my approach..Thank man.
I get your point, and it does work well in the situation where you'd have, say pockets, but less likely with flush as your opponent would be too scared to call, unless he too hits the flush. Good strategy anyway!
only time to slow play is when you flop total nuts and cripple the deck or against hyper aggresive donks who will always try to bet you out of the pot. any other time giving away free cards is dangerous. Imo anyway, im no expert !good videos all the same. Keep it up Dan.
The things i always hear is to be aggressive, and to to mix up your play, So yeah i like the strategy cause it is aggressive, but i wouldnt go as far as to say NEVER slow play. Remember to mix it up! nice vids keep it up!
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kholland65 (Aug 10, 2009) My only issue with this is all of your examples where hands that were unlikely nuts. (aka. poket pair flopping a set and flopping a flush).
I find that in instances where the flop gives away your hand, the large bets don't work. because unless my opponent has near nuts (like bottom kicker) they always fold.
I think this strategy is good but really only works when you have a hidden hand so to speak or you are playing poor players/calling stations.