Slow Playing or Trap what is the difference?

dcputernut · 09-23-2008, 11:18 AM

After Reading some of the other posts, and watching Phil cuss someone out for "slow playing". I gotta ask...What is the difference between slow playing and traping?

The other night I was playing and i had an AK, pre-flop someone else raised, of course I call. (AK is not my fav hand...i actually hate it..lol)

So...on the flop comes KK6, I check the other guy bets...I call....
River turns an 8 or something small, but it makes me worrry about a flush draw, so I bet 1/2 pot. The guy calls....River comes J, this still doesn't worry me..since now the flush draw is in tolet.

I bet pot, he raises, I of course call....and win it...he has some low pair with the K's.

Now..to me I set this trap, I wanted his chips, i checked the 3 K's so he would think he had good hand.

But now...according to Phil that is slow playing....LOL (I dont' like the guy anyway)

So I thought I would ask the question here.....what do you think?
what is the difference between the two??

Dyno_Don · 09-23-2008, 11:33 AM

Slow playing is what you do after you have had a few too many to drink, so your mind isn't working up to par (slow thinking)

, thus you make a slower-than-usual play on the table; slow playing.

I hope that clears up the slow play part, and as for the trapping, that is what you did to your opponent.

Anyone else want to give this one a try?

Biscuit · 09-23-2008, 12:01 PM

Its pretty much the same thing. You slow play to try to trap some chips.

If you hate AK, then you might like this: AK = Anna Kournikova - looks good but doesn't win anything! :smile:

beaston · 09-23-2008, 02:00 PM

Just remember one thing - Slow play kills!

I used to slow play a lot, but it really hurts when you slow play your way to losing the pot by letting them catch their miracle 1-3 outer :smile:

I hardly ever slow play anymore, UNLESS I have the nuts that can't be beaten by any draw. I love doing this, and quite frequently get calls from people with some stupid hand of theirs because they don't know what to think. :smile:

Biscuit · 09-23-2008, 02:09 PM

I actually like fast playing a hand like trips more because so few people expect you to play it that way. They can't believe you would actually bet the flop with a hand that strong.

donktheclown · 09-23-2008, 04:07 PM

I think the main difference is that you can trap with any hand, while you can only slowplay with a very strong hand.

Slowplaying only covers doing things like calling your trip Ks on the turn so you can raise the person on the river.

A trap can be done in any situation, IE fast calling someone on the flop just for the sake of betting/raising them on the turn. You can trap someone into having a weak hand in a number of scenarios.

propiper · 09-23-2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donktheclown

I think the main difference is that you can trap with any hand, while you can only slowplay with a very strong hand.

Slowplaying only covers doing things like calling your trip Ks on the turn so you can raise the person on the river.

A trap can be done in any situation, IE fast calling someone on the flop just for the sake of betting/raising them on the turn. You can trap someone into having a weak hand in a number of scenarios.

Case closed!
Great explanation. Even I understood that!

beaston · 09-23-2008, 07:33 PM

This, Kids, is why you don't slow play Aces.

Title: "When the trapper becomes the trapee"

Quote:

** Hand # 2190288682 starting - 2008-09-23 20:30:09
** BB-Amazing [Hold 'em] (0.50|1.00 NL - Cash Game) Real Money

TenGrand sitting in seat 1 with $17.28[Dealer]
sir_winalot sitting in seat 2 with $99.00
koko31 sitting in seat 3 with $9.00
_GargameL_ sitting in seat 4 with $120.01
STR8FIT sitting in seat 5 with $104.73
zero_cool sitting in seat 6 with $158.68
sir_winalot posted the small blind - $0.50
koko31 posted the big blind - $1.00

** Dealing cards to sir_winalot: Jd, Ks
_GargameL_ folded
STR8FIT folded
zero_cool folded
TenGrand folded
sir_winalot called - $1.00
koko31 checked

** Dealing the flop: 7s, Jc, 3h
sir_winalot checked
koko31 bet - $1.00
sir_winalot called - $1.00

** Dealing the turn: 2d
sir_winalot bet - $1.00
koko31 raised to $2.00
sir_winalot called - $2.00

** Dealing the river: Jh
sir_winalot bet - $7.00
koko31 went all-in - $5.00
sir_winalot shows: Jd, Ks
koko31 mucks: Ah, Ad
sir_winalot wins $16.60 from the main pot

Dyno_Don · 09-25-2008, 08:41 AM

My guess is that BB should have gone all in from the start. He only had $9 to start.

When you are that low in cash and have AA pre flop - All-In Baby!!!