Quote Originally Posted by hoaznod
I've been having lots of trouble trapping people lately.
say i would flop trips, two pair, or a straight.

Looking back on my HH i'm usually in first position or just calling down someone betting medium amounts into me, but i've lost an insane amounts (according to my poor standards) to trapping.

I know that usually trapping would go with the circumstances with like position, and how the other player plays, or what is on the flop but i just wanted to know everyone's basic trapping strat.

I play at 100NL at UB and it's extemely fishy, but i can never get paid off. I see people just betting pot, overbetting pot, and scaring people off with made hands so i try and trap.

Anyways onto hypothetical situations...

#1

cursebonusqud is at seat 0 with $82.35.
mitzu is at seat 1 with $98.50.
ENY2RIT is at seat 2 with $33.50.
roffletown is at seat 3 with $55.
docscf is at seat 4 with $103.85.
hans_brix is at seat 5 with $21.30.
UNCLEGAMBS is at seat 6 with $54.85.
tchngo is at seat 7 with $25.85.
fywmf is at seat 8 with $38.
Deric421105 is at seat 9 with $92.70.
The button is at seat 9.

cursebonusqud posts the small blind of $.50.
mitzu posts the big blind of $1.

roffletown: Ts Td


Pre-flop:

ENY2RIT folds. roffletown raises to $3. docscf
folds. hans_brix calls. UNCLEGAMBS folds. tchngo
folds. fywmf folds. Deric421105 folds.
cursebonusqud folds. mitzu folds.

Flop (board: 9d Ah Th)

i'm first to act, and i checked.
what would you do?

#2

roffletown: 9d 6h

Pre-flop:

cleanuout folds. LotteryTicket folds. Scoop187
folds. JasonV91 folds. brent0658 folds.
mrdestiny_2 folds. cool breez folds. GuMBysalad
folds. ixlr8 calls. roffletown checks.

Flop (board: 3c 6c 9h):

ixlr8 checks. roffletown bets $1. ixlr8 raises to
$2. roffletown re-raises to $3. ixlr8 calls.

Would you reraise more?

Turn (board: 3c 6c 9h 7s):

ixlr8 bets $8. roffletown calls.

Reraise. (i'm pretty sure i should of...)
It depends mostly on the factors that you've already stated. It also depends a LOT on your game. You said your game is usually fishy. Don't slow play, you're just giving them free cards then. Trapping should be mostly used against aggressive players. On a few occassions you will check to draw in a Rock hoping that they catch something. But usually, you slow play to get aggressive players to either bluff or to protect their weaker hand.

Against better players, slow playing and trapping are very important strategies. You have to mix it up. You will not only be harder to read, but you will get your draws and showdowns for cheaper when you don't have a monster.

Situation A is a good time to trap. You're heads up against a short stack. My main concern here would be that I won't get paid off. Sure he might have the heart draw, and that would suck, but whatever. Take a chance. It's heads up.

Ask yourself this, if he went allin with that short stack would u call after hitting your set? Of course, so don't worry about him outdrawing you. Now you just have to figure out a way to get those chips. You'll have to figure that for yourself. It depends on the player and the board, but you should definitely be looking to trap here.

Situation B is weird because it's the battle of the blinds. Blinds never give each other credit for having a good hand, so the other guy could be raising with TP junk kicker here. Hit him back hard and then see where you stand. I don't like to play two pair slow, especially a crap two pair.