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Why? The pot's 100 chips, nobody raised preflop. Do you think I'm going to get any action?

Isn't this a good time to slowplay?

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I don't think so. The best way to play a big pot with a big hand is usually to bet and raise. Sure, once in a while you get lucky when someone makes trips on the river and is willing to put their stack in the middle. More often you end up winning a small pot after giving the field two chances to outdraw you on the cheap.

Betting the flop is important because we need to start pot building. The flop includes an A and a J, and you have 4 opponents. Contrast this board with the other hand where you flopped trip Qs. The argument for slowplaying is much more pursuasive on that hand. Here, the flop is very likely to have hit somebody who is willing to call a bet. Bet half the pot. You'll get called by an A, a J, a gutshot, or all kinds of crap at the $5 level. If you're lucky you might even get raised. Now that we've built a pot, we can get even more chips in on the turn.

Your 6-max instincts would serve you well on this hand, I believe.