Quote Originally Posted by ChezJ
i let them run the table then i trap them for huge pots by acting weak with the nuts. e.g. last night i limped in with 32 in the SB and knew LAG man had nothing because he didn't raise pre flop (he played every hand). flop came A4X and we checked it around. turn was a 5 and i bet a tiny amount, he called. river was nothing and i sat there carefully counting the pot size, then made a half-pot bet while he openly mocked me for playing "by the book." predictably, he raised an enormous amount to push me out of the pot. i looked at the board again, confirmed that my straight was the nuts, acted confused, then reraised him. he called and i scooped a huge pot, crippling his stack.

ChezJ


acting weak works beautifully to bring out the shark in some people...however, acting weak and then raising is an obvious tell that you have a monster. i dunno about doing this with anyone competent.