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  1. slowplaynoun

    An action which represents a strong hand as weak.

  2. slowplayverb

    To bluff by playing a strong hand weakly.

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  1. slowplay

    Slow playing (also called sandbagging or trapping) is a deceptive play in poker where a player bets weakly or passively with a strong holding. It is the opposite of fast playing. A flat call can be a form of slow playing. The objective of slow playing is to lure opponents into a pot who might fold to a raise, or to cause them to bet more strongly than they would if the player had played aggressively (bet or raised). Slow playing sacrifices protection against hands that may improve and risks losing the pot-building value of a bet if the opponent also checks. David Sklansky defines the following conditions for profitable slow plays: A player must have a very strong hand. The free card or cheap card the player is allowing to his opponents must have good possibilities of making them a second-best hand. That same free card must have little chance of giving an opponent a better hand or even giving them a draw to a better hand on the next round with sufficient pot odds to justify a call. The player must believe that he will drive out opponents by showing aggression, but can win a big pot if the opponents stay in the pot. The pot must not yet be very large.Seven-card stud example In a seven-card stud game, Ted's first three cards are all fours. Alice with a king showing bets first, Ted raises and Alice calls. On the next round, Alice catches another king, and Ted miraculously catches the last four (making four-of-a-kind). Ted suspects Alice has two pair or three kings, and Alice suspects that Ted has two pair or three fours. Alice bets again, and Ted just flat calls. Ted decides to just call for next round or two, and maybe even check if Alice doesn't bet, rather than raising, for several reasons. Ted's hand is so strong that the chance of getting beaten is negligible, so he doesn't need protection. If Alice just has two pair and Ted acts strongly, Alice may think Ted has three fours and fold if she doesn't improve. By allowing Alice to continue for smaller stakes, Ted hopes that Alice will improve to a very strong (but second best) hand that will induce her to bet, raise, or at least call in the later betting rounds.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of slowplay in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of slowplay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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