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BOYNAMEDSUE · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:19 am Post subject: WHEN SLOWPLAYS ATTACK!

2 examples of slowplaying gone wrong.

I don't know if there's any lesson to be learned here. Both players had very good hands, short-handed.

Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:24:46 ET - 2005/09/08
Seat 1: and1show15 (3,410)
Seat 6: BOYNAMEDSUE (5,450)
Seat 8: Sixtreyoff (4,640)
and1show15 posts the small blind of 100
BOYNAMEDSUE posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BOYNAMEDSUE [3d 5h]
Sixtreyoff calls 200
and1show15 folds
BOYNAMEDSUE checks
*** FLOP *** [2d Kc Ah]
BOYNAMEDSUE checks
Sixtreyoff checks
*** TURN *** [2d Kc Ah] [4c]
BOYNAMEDSUE checks
Sixtreyoff bets 500
BOYNAMEDSUE calls 500
*** RIVER *** [2d Kc Ah 4c] [Jd]
BOYNAMEDSUE bets 600
Sixtreyoff raises to 3,300
BOYNAMEDSUE raises to 4,750, and is all in
Sixtreyoff calls 640, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 810 returned to BOYNAMEDSUE
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BOYNAMEDSUE shows [3d 5h] (a straight, Five high)
Sixtreyoff mucks
BOYNAMEDSUE wins the pot (9,380) with a straight, Five high
Sixtreyoff stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9,380 | Rake 0
Board: [2d Kc Ah 4c Jd]
Seat 1: and1show15 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: BOYNAMEDSUE (big blind) showed [3d 5h] and won (9,380) with a straight, Five high
Seat 8: Sixtreyoff (button) mucked [Kd As] - two pair, Aces and Kings

(1340621), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:12:16 ET - 2005/09/08
Seat 1: BOYNAMEDSUE (7,420)
Seat 3: pete8688 (6,080)
pete8688 posts the small blind of 150
BOYNAMEDSUE posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BOYNAMEDSUE [Jc Tc]
pete8688 raises to 600
BOYNAMEDSUE calls 300
*** FLOP *** [Qh 9d 6s]
BOYNAMEDSUE bets 1,200
pete8688 calls 1,200
*** TURN *** [Qh 9d 6s] [8d]
BOYNAMEDSUE checks
pete8688 checks
*** RIVER *** [Qh 9d 6s 8d] [Th]
BOYNAMEDSUE bets 3,600
pete8688 raises to 4,280, and is all in
BOYNAMEDSUE calls 680
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pete8688 shows [Js Kd] (a straight, King high)
BOYNAMEDSUE mucks
pete8688 wins the pot (12,160) with a straight, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,160 | Rake 0
Board: [Qh 9d 6s 8d Th]
Seat 1: BOYNAMEDSUE (big blind) mucked [Jc Tc] - a straight, Queen high
Seat 3: pete8688 (small blind) showed [Js Kd] and won (12,160) with a straight, King high

KGBlovesOreos · Moderator Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 5318 Location: VA

yea, slowplaying is a no-no unless you flop something that can beat a flush/straight draw that hits... (full boat, nut flush, etc)...

Jaconda78 · Message Board Junkie Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4177

Or if there's no real draw out there - for example, you have KK, flop comes K62 rainbow and you raised preflop. Yes, they MAY have a backdoor straight draw, but come on!

BOYNAMEDSUE · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:18 pm Post subject:

I don't mind slowplaying. The hands I posted were short-handed, and heads-up. You want your big hands to get you some chips, and with fewer people in the pot, the smaller the chance someone draws that miracle card.

But boy, those were nasty.

End3r · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:32 am Post subject:

Indeed those are strategic decisions both could work out. Ive won two MTT's so far, one with a lot of sandbagging (check-raising) and one with really tight play. I prefer the last lately tho, I wont slowplay unless the flop is dry or I hit nutflush or more

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