Strategy: Poker (Cont.)

 · Slowplay (Call)

You are holding a very strong hand, but rather than add to another player's action, you suggest that yours is not a hand worth re-raising on. Players to your left would otherwise be forced to call a double-bet to stay in. This way, you encourage them to stay in by only having them see a single bet.

Arguably, if the original raiser was sitting at your left, then everybody has already seen his bet except you. In this case, you might be more inclined to bet since players are more likely to see two bets individually than a double-bet at once.

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