fish bait

[intheflatfield]

I used to make this play on a regular basis, and I did indeed lose too many big pots to a hand that never should have seen the turn, much less the river.

For instance if the villain makes their hand on the turn. Most "cognizent" players will wait for turn b4 they act on it. They will wait for you're sizable follow up bet on the turn, then go over the top, or simply call you're turn bet and raise whatever river bet you have.

Plus, a "non-cognizant" player that has made 2 pair or similar would raise or bet on the flop with or w/o your slow play.

As an occasional alternative to slow-playing I don't have a problem with it, but in doing so you are potentially risking you're entire stack trying to be "cute". In my book this falls under FPS.