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12-12-2011 , 12:00 PM
What does it mean to "trap" in poker? How is it done?
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12-12-2011 , 12:44 PM
It means to act weak with a very strong hand to tempt your opponent to put more money in the pot with their weaker hand.

For example, call rather than raise, hoping the opponent will bet again on the next street.
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12-12-2011 , 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Groggy
What does it mean to "trap" in poker? How is it done?
Suppose you're in the BB and villain raises to 3x on the button. You have AA or KK. You "trap" the villain by flat calling with your AA rather than transparently reraising (its always AA when someone reraises from the BB. Occasionally you might see KK or even AK from a spewtard, but don't count on it).

Then, when the board comes T83 and you check to him, you smooth call his cbet. The turn comes a 6 and you raise and get it in with 97s, thus "trapping" your opponent into an attitude of wild overconfidence by doubling him up.

He will then spew both his and your (former) stack back to you later in the game, doubling your money.

Last edited by aenigma; 12-12-2011 at 01:09 PM.
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12-12-2011 , 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by aenigma
You "trap" the villain by flat calling with your AA rather than transparently reraising (its always AA when someone reraises from the BB. Occasionally you might see KK or even AK from a spewtard, but don't count on it).
This is not true at all these days, most players are capable of raising a very wide range from the BB. Think if a couple of players limp and it comes to you in the big blind, do you really need KK or AA to raise here? Or if a player with a very high steal attempt opens from the button? A hand as low as 54s is good enough for a 3bet in that situation.

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Then, when the board comes T83 and you check to him, you smooth call his cbet. The turn comes a 6 and you raise and get it in with 97s, thus "trapping" your opponent into an attitude of wild overconfidence by doubling him up.

He will then spew both his and your (former) stack back to you later in the game, doubling your money.
Not sure if serious
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12-12-2011 , 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by aenigma
...its always AA when someone reraises from the BB. Occasionally you might see KK or even AK from a spewtard, but don't count on it...
Don't count on it. I'm not a spewtard, but I could easily have something like a suited ace or suited connectors when I 3bet from the big blind, and sometimes even a middle pair for a bit of variety - and I could have literally any two cards against a button open from a player who always folds to a 3bet. To be fair, it doesn't usually take them long to work out I can't have AA every time.
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12-12-2011 , 01:18 PM
It sounds a lot like limping in
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12-12-2011 , 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Groggy
It sounds a lot like limping in
It kinda is, if you limp in UTG with AA your trapping another player to raise or put money in a pot when he otherwise would have folded if you had raised.
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12-12-2011 , 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Groggy
It sounds a lot like limping in
It depends what you're holding and what your intention is. If you know players will raise behind and you intend to limp-raise, it can be a very effective trap. However, quite often you will trap yourself in a multi-way pot with lots of players, some of whom will outdraw and beat you. So it's not something to do very often.

Generally, beginners should avoid trapping. They should play their big hands fast to get the most value for them. Unless you have a very good sense of the situation, which comes from experience, trying to trap too often is a form of "fancy play syndrome" and costs you money.
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12-12-2011 , 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo9
Not sure if serious
Allllllllmost..

As for the rest of you:

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12-12-2011 , 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by aenigma
Allllllllmost..

As for the rest of you:
You weren't leveling in BQ were you?

In BQ, when people say stupid things, we take them seriously and try to put them right in a nice way.

If people assumed every question was a level, then we'd just get a load of troll responses instead of good helpful answers.

Leveling here is really lame, and undermines the usefulness of BQ.

Last edited by gothninja; 12-12-2011 at 06:35 PM.
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12-12-2011 , 08:15 PM
Goth is right. mods here take a dim view of leveling so dont do it unless you want to be infracted...
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12-12-2011 , 11:17 PM
My advice to you would be to not try and trap.

If you flop a full house its ok to check it on flop, I guess.

Its normally a bad idea to slow play or try and "trap." Bet your value hands
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12-13-2011 , 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by aenigma
Suppose you're in the BB and villain raises to 3x on the button. You have AA or KK. You "trap" the villain by flat calling with your AA rather than transparently reraising (its always AA when someone reraises from the BB. Occasionally you might see KK or even AK from a spewtard, but don't count on it).

Then, when the board comes T83 and you check to him, you smooth call his cbet. The turn comes a 6 and you raise and get it in with 97s, thus "trapping" your opponent into an attitude of wild overconfidence by doubling him up.

He will then spew both his and your (former) stack back to you later in the game, doubling your money.
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Allllllllmost..

As for the rest of you:
Theres a special forum for people who just wanna dog others and nothing else so keep it there yeah. BQ is the one place where people can come to ask questions and get a hang of what their doing without being trolled or mislead so try keep the crap exclusive to BBV.
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