Knowing when to Hold 'Em: Slow playing

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Hand #769353-4825 at Burnsville ($.25/$.50 Hold'em)
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Started at 06/Jan/04 05:25:56

Mykidseat is at seat 0 with $8.70.
hooflops is at seat 1 with $25.10.
howdydodie is at seat 2 with $10.40 (sitting out).
Gershy is at seat 3 with $12.45.
specialj26 is at seat 4 with $7.15.
Magilla is at seat 5 with $3.15.
The button is at seat 3.

specialj26 posts the small blind of $.10.
Magilla posts the big blind of $.25.

Mykidseat: -- --
hooflops: Js Ts
Gershy: -- --
specialj26: -- --
Magilla: -- --

I am dealt JT suited - 6 handed game - decent enough to see the flop.

Pre-flop:

Mykidseat folds. hooflops calls. Gershy calls.
specialj26 calls. Magilla checks.

Flop (board: Td Th Tc):

Pulse goes to 135, how can I get the maximum profit from this hand

specialj26 checks. Magilla bets $.25. hooflops
calls. Gershy calls. specialj26 calls.

Thanks you Magilla - I hope you keep betting

Turn (board: Td Th Tc Ah):

I hope someone has an Ace

specialj26 checks. Magilla checks. hooflops checks.
Gershy bets $.50. specialj26 folds. Magilla folds.
hooflops calls.

Gershy must have the Ace. Keep slowplaying.

River (board: Td Th Tc Ah 2d):

hooflops checks. Gershy bets $.50. hooflops raises to
$1. Gershy re-raises to $1.50. hooflops re-raises to
$2. Gershy calls.

I guess Gershy assumed that I also had an Ace or was bluffing - I had bluffed occasionaly prior to this hand. He played right into my slow play, and I am still grinning

Showdown:

hooflops shows Js Ts.
hooflops has Ts Td Th Tc Ah: four tens.
Gershy mucks cards.
(Gershy has Ks As.)

Hand #769353-4825 Summary:

$.25 is raked from a pot of $7.
hooflops wins $6.75 with four tens.
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But be careful about slow playing, as this poster demonstrates - Play-By-Play - Bad Slow Play Example

Comments

Nice start... I look forward to reading more!

One suggestion I would have is to re-write your hand histories instead of cutting and pasting from UB. It makes it a little easier for the average person to read :-)

As far as the slow play goes... sometimes it works and sometimes it burns you. When you flop quads... that's a MUST slow play.

Posted by: CJ | January 06, 2004 at 10:09 AM