Quote Originally Posted by Hawklet
Before testing this out myself and possibly losing a lot, I figured I'd see if anyone else knows of a simliar play.

I've always noticed that good players are very good at detecting when one slowplays a monster hand. Is it possible to use this to your advantage though?

Assume a good player is first to act heads up. Flop . He bets half the pot hero calls. Turn :Ks:. He bets pot, hero calls. River . He bets. Hero reraises.

How likely is it that the player will believe that our hero has the hand that hes repping (A5 or 56)? Will a good player be like "screw this I'm not getting trapped" or will he not be able to let go of the hand? Could this be profitable?
The good player is going to dump his hand, without question. If he doesn't, he's not a good player! He will ask himself, what could the hero possibly have, and he will know that as the hero is betting on the river, it's nigh on certain that he has the goods. By calling on the flop, the hero either had a draw or flopped the big hand and tried to slow play it. The call on the turn strongly suggests the hand has been made, as the good player would not have let the hero draw cheaply but would have made a decent sized bet. But if the hero had played the draw all the way and missed it, it is unlikely that he would raise on the river to try to pick the pot up. therefore the good player will muck.

Remember that the good player will have been watching the hero's play, and everyone else's, on each hand and will have a fair idea of how the hero might play a particular hand. That's why you should mix your play up now and again to try to throw him.