Free Online Poker Slow Play Trap Play Examples And Tips
In this free online poker article well look at what happens if
, in a heads-up match, both players think they have the best hand and decide to slow-play. Trap versus Trap as it's known.To illustrate the lesson well look at the situation by example. For the example we'll use a truly critical hand example, a WSOP final table head to head.
The scene:
BLINDS 100k/200k, ante 30k
PREFLOP:
A has Ks-10s, raises to 400k
B has As-Ad, calls 200k
A's raise is standard for K-10, which isn't as weak in short-handed play as in a complete table.
B may have reraised A, but A might fold. B may be worried provided that the Flop came up paired like J-J-7, but B thinks that a continuation test bet will detect if A has a hand following the Flop.
Reraising preflop which test bet has got the same effect of making A fold if A doesn't have anything, but calling not only conceals A's hand strength, but also makes it dangerous for B to bet if a King or a Ten comes.
FLOP: Kc-5c-3h
B checks
A bets 525k
B raises to 1.45m
A calls 875k (Pot now 3.76m)
Now A suddenly had top pair which he might think is the best hand!
B checks, again to disguise hand strength.
A bets to build the pot, then B raises.
A may interpret B's raise for a bluff because he might think B is drawing (note the two Clubs) or that B might have a smaller pair, say, A-5 or A-3.
A just calls because he's now the one trying to trap.
TURN: Kc-5c-3h-6s
B bets 1.5m
The three-Flush didn't come. B's bet will now be challenging A.
If A folds, B still wins a hefty pot. If A calls or reraises, B can push him all-in if action gets back to B.
A's trap seems to be working at this point. Now B may have decided that A remains on a Flush draw with maybe a small Pair, say Ac-3c.
In addition, because preflop A disguised his hand strength well (just smooth-calling), B can believe that A also has a King, but with a weaker kicker.
Now he is convinced that A is getting ready to call anything he hauls in the centre, and he also thinks his trap is working. So what does he do?
A moves All In
B calls 3.6m (Pot now about 14 million)
Both think their traps are winning! In poker, the bigger the hands, the bigger the chips in front.
Both did well in preserving the balance building the pot and disguising hand strength, but only one hand can win.
A can only win with a river King or Ten.
RIVER: Kc-5c-3h-6s-10c (!)
A wins! But had A carried on trapping until the river with this river card, it's still the same. Both still have big hands, both are willing to trap, and both are prepared to jealously hoard each other's chips once the chance arises.
Summary of the Trap vs Trap
Take the time to read and thoroughly grasp the principles behind this article. Try and thoroughly grasp the principles behind what is going on within this example and consider ways to put these lessons into your own play.
Poker, while not so difficult to learn if very difficult to make a living from, or, indeed, not lose money at most of the time!
But if (and when) you learn to play online poker well then you will make some good money. Why?
Simply that the vast majority of players you come up against never get to what can be termed a good level.
So you, if you can get to a good standard will do very well very easily. You don't have to be a TV pro to make good money in poker!
The fact that most players are at such a low quality means that when you hunt/play them on free online poker or low stakes sites then you can clean up.
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