That IS the question. And what then, is the answer.

My uncle who plays professionaly told me early of NL, "this is a trapping game". He also told me later, "I slow play all my winning hands, which is more risky but far more profitable".

To the point, my question is. Sometimes its just glaringly obvious you should slow play a hand like when you hit the nut flush on the flop, or when you hit a full house on the flop, and so on. But there are so many more hands where it is just a giant grey area for me. I tend to be a VERY cautious player, and I often find myself check raising LARGE on the flop. Like I intend to slow play the hand but once I see all the callers the gears in my head start turning, and Im afraid of somebody making a HIGHER full house on me, and things of that nature. How valid are those fears, and should I be playing the odds and slowplaying all those monster hands , and averaging out over time not worrying about the odd beat ?

Thoughts on when and how and why you slow play are apreciated.

Thanks !