ad1129, i see what you are saying.
but think of it this way, the chances of a hand improving massively like your runner runner to give him a nut straight/ flush is very rare.
so in most cases slow playing your cards will lead to getting no money out of him.
most of the time your opponent will only have a marginal hand by the river.
in which case, if you had checked it all the way to the river, the pot would be too small that you will only be able to win a smaller amount more from him.
obviously the only way you can get more chips from him then is to make a massive overbet on the river, which the opponent won't call with his marginal hand.
obviously you adjust to the situations according to your read.
in some situations your opponents hand may be hopelessly bad that your checks will be the right move.
but in other situations, your opponents will have a marginal pair which will call your bets but will not likely pay you off big if you check-raise or slow play till the river. over the long run, slow-playing your hands won't maximise the amount of money that you win.  |