Re: Bad time for a slow play?
Well for my 2 cents, I very rarely slow play any hand. I made this adjustment after 1) reading Supersystem 2) watching Gus Hansen play.
But, if you want to slowplay a hand, this is not the one to do it with. The smooth call of 1/3 of your chips should have signaled to the other guy that you probably had a hand that was going to be difficult to get you off of. If someone smooth calls 1/3 chips, I have to put them on AA,KK,AK, maybe QQ.
Like the previous poster said, the guy is only going to put chips in the pot if you're beat (if he's a good player, which we will assume).
With a straight and flush draw, I think this was a really bad time to slowplay.
I'd consider looking into the thoery of not slowplaying at all. I only slowplay when I flop a fullhouse or something similar. It's really helped my game.
I'll probably get flamed knowing how much so many people love to check raise and slowplay. I rarely do either.
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