We had an interesting discussion in last week’s Extracting Value seminar about slowplaying on wet boards (i.e. when there are a fair number of draws possible). It’s overall not a great idea, but I do advocate doing it with often with top set. Good hand readers don’t expect you to slowplay on such boards, and consequently they won’t give you credit for a big hand on future streets. Thus, I like to have a few strong hands in my checking range, and top set is usually a good candidate. Even if an opponent makes a flush or straight on the turn, top set has a lot of outs, and you usually aren’t missing out on a flop bet since it’s hard for an opponent to have a second best hand.
This isn’t the best example of a wet flop, but it is a good example of an opponent refusing to give me credit because I checked the flop:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 162 Tournament, 150/300 Blinds 40 Ante (5 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t13725)
Hero (UTG) (t6371)
MP (t9263)
Button (t14823)
SB (t15087)
Hero’s M: 9.80
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 10♣, 10♦
Hero bets t750, 3 folds, BB calls t450
Flop: (t1850) 10♥, 5♥, 2♠ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (t1850) 6♦ (2 players)
BB bets t300, Hero raises to t1500, BB calls t1200
River: (t4850) 6♥ (2 players)
BB bets t300, Hero raises to t4081 (All-In), BB calls t3781
Total pot: t13012
Results:
BB had A♦, Q♥ (one pair, sixes).
Hero had 10♣, 10♦ (full house, tens over sixes).
Outcome: Hero won t13012