💰 Poker Strategy With Jonathan Little: Stop Slowplaying!

Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Apr 22, 2024 [Poker Strategy With Jonatha]( Little: Being A Bully At The Table]( I was recently told about a no-limit hold’em hand that illustrates a key concept you must master if you want to succeed at the game. In a $1-$2 cash game, an early position player raised to $7 out of his $200 effective stack and our Hero called on the button with 3-3. Hero’s call with his small pair is perfectly fine. When he flops a set, he will have the best hand pretty much every time and when he misses, he can easily fold to a bet. It is also nice that the initial raiser is from early position, meaning he should have a strong hand that can pay Hero off when he makes a set. The big blind called as well. The flop came K[Spade Suit] Q[Spade Suit] 3[Club Suit], giving Hero bottom set. The big blind checked and the initial raiser bet $10 into the $22 pot. Hero told me that he wanted to trap the bettor as well as the player in the big blind. While calling certainly increases the chance of trapping someone, it also allows both opponents to cheaply see the turn, which is not ideal when there are many draws available. In this spot, it is somewhat likely that either opponent has some sort of draw that raising would price out. Also notice that if one of the opponents happens to have a strong made hand, like A-K or K-Q, Hero really wants to get money in the pot immediately before the turn brings a scary card that could force the opponent to play cautiously. Hero decided to call and the big blind called as well. The turn was the 9[Diamond Suit]. Both opponents checked to Hero who bet $40 out of his $183 stack into the $52 pot. The big blind check-raised all-in for $143 more. The initial raiser folded. At this point, Hero is almost certainly against either a premium made hand or a draw. While Hero cannot fold (because he beats K-Q, K-9, Q-9, and the draws), he does not love this situation because he could easily be against the straight. Even then, Hero has 10 outs to improve to a full house. Hero thought for a while before calling. He lost to his opponent’s J-10 when the river did not pair the board. The initial raiser claimed he folded A-K, top pair, top kicker. On the flop, if Hero simply raised (as he should do with his best made hands and draws in almost all situations) he would have played a big pot as a huge favorite against A-K. Instead, he allowed the big blind to see a cheap turn card with his marginal draw that would only invest a lot more money if it improved to a straight, instead resulting in Hero losing his entire stack. Especially when the board contains many draws, do not slowplay! If you want more resources to help you improve your game, I put together a course called The 25 Biggest Leaks and How to Fix Them. This course is completely free inside Card Player Poker School! When you join the [Card Player Poker School]( (it’s free to join), you’ll also get: ✔ Free downloadable preflop charts ✔ GTO preflop charts ✔ Video Classes ✔ Interactive Hand Quizzes ✔ Free Course: Master the Fundamentals ✔ Free Course: The 25 Biggest Leaks and How to Fix Them ✔ Free training every week If you want to increase your poker skills and learn to crush the games, check out Jonathan Little’s elite training site at [PokerCoaching.com/CardPlayer](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2024 Card Player Media, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Card Player Media 6940 O'Bannon DriveLas Vegas, NV 89117 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](