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Message: [QUOTE="F Paulsson, post: 397569, member: 6979"] It seems to me that today, so many of the low limit players are constantly trying to trap and slowplay that when I bet my trip kings on the flop, no one wants to believe I actually have it. "He can't have the kings! He'd slowplay and raise the turn!" Also, slowplaying a hand that [I]is already concealed[/I] is not needed, either. Like flopping a straight - no one has any reason to believe they're drawing (almost) dead, so why would they behave differently just because you checked? No, bet your flopped straights. Flushes are a different animal when you flop them however, because unless you flopped the nut flush, you're vulnerable (varyingly vulnerable, of course) to people outdrawing your flush. Still, when you flop a flush, keep in mind that people with even just medium cards of that suit are more likely to call a SMALL bet on the flop than they are to call a BIG bet on the turn. Bet the flop, massage the pot, and profit immensely. Another thing to note is how obvious a slowplay can be when you hit a monster with a monster starting hand, like an AAK board when you've capped preflop. Checking your AK isn't going to get you much money (unless there's a flush draw that you can hope someone to hit) because you're not likely to get any action anywhere anyway. Just realize that you weren't going to get any action here anyway, pat yourself on the shoulder for having raised preflop, and move on. Slowplaying is another move that is a whole lot better in no-limit than it is in limit, because your implied odds aren't that great no matter what you do. Checkraising to make draws unprofitable, however, is a wonderful play in limit hold 'em. [/QUOTE]

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