Slow wager on is a term used in poker – particularly Texas Holdem – for trying to lure your competitors into generating a big wager so which you can trap them and take down a big pot.
It can be usually used with a quite excellent pre-flop palm such as pocket Aces on Kings. In place of betting large, the sluggish gambler will sit back and limp in (call or check) as if he does not have a palm worth betting, hoping that an opponent will have caught a lower pair or a straight draw and will come in with an enormous bet.
It is actually a classic poker manouever and one which has won a lot of money for poker players down through the ages, except it has lost it is effectiveness. The basic reason for this is that everybody is now gradual betting their huge hands so it can be practically expected.
So how do you use this circumstance to your advantage?
In case you catch a big hand, you need to come out wagering. Instead of trying to tempt your opponents into creating a move so that you can come in over the top, generate the bet yourself. Now most amateur players baulk at the thought of this in case the rest of the table folds and they "waste" their massive hands, except in reality you’ll typically always receive several betting action from somebody.
By wagering your big palm as opposed to slow wagering it, you might be performing a double bluff since most people would slow wager on it. Your competitors will frequently assume you’re bluffing and you will obtain several wagering action and ultimately win a lot more money.
The other reason you really should wager is that when you don’t bet, you are allowing your competitors a free of cost look at the cards and every time a card is turned more than they could possibly be converting a losing hand to a succeeding one.
There is only one situation where it will always pay to gradual wager on your hand – when you flop an absolute monster that almost cannot be beaten. As an example say you might be dealt Ace, 4 of clubs and the flop is Queen, 10, 9 of clubs. You’ve just flopped the nut flush and you’re pretty significantly unbeatable. OK someone could have a pair of Queens, 10s or Nines and catch a 4th on the turn or river, or they could possibly be holding the King of clubs and catch the Jack for a straight flush, except the chances of you not winning are now remote.
This is the time to sluggish wager on your hand. There are all sorts of hands that someone else may possibly be holding to make them think they are in a beneficial position here; two other clubs, a straight draw, triples or even just a Queen for the top pair, whatever they’ve got the odds are any individual will assume it’s worth wagering. If the flop or river produces a King, Queen Jack, Ten or Nine you may get a big raise or even an all-in from somebody.
Now you let them construct the pot up by just calling the wagers and take down the pot with your nut flush.