Defying conventional wisdom III - don't slow-play big hands heads-up

BigBluster

Last one of these, I promise.

We've all heard it: when you're heads-up in a tournament you should 'change gears' and slow-play your big hands. The aim is to make your opponent kill himself through his own aggression while you sit there with a monster and call him down.
I disagree (of course, no point in the thread otherwise!)

Here's an example. The last hand from the £750 GTD yesterday (and also to show that my slightly unorthodox way of playing can pay off):

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
BigBluster	Small blind		1000.00	1000.00	70442.00
VILLAIN	Big blind		2000.00	3000.00	64558.00
	Your hole cards	Q Q
BigBluster	Raise		7000.00	10000.00	63442.00
VILLAIN	All-in		64558.00	74558.00	0.00
BigBluster	Call		58558.00	133116.00	4884.00
BigBluster	Show	Q Q
VILLAIN	Show	A 10
Flop
		8 5 K
Turn
		7
River
		9
BigBluster	Win	Pair of Queens	133116.00		138000.00

Nothing exciting in the hand per se, but would slow-playing my queens have elicited the shove? I doubt it very much. Yet convention has you slow-playing in this situation, when at best the villain would raise, then fold when you come over the top. He only shoved to my raise because he thought I was trying it on, a slow-play would have sent alert bells ringing in his head.

Forget the conventional theory about slow-playing, when heads-up entice the shove. The best way to entice the shove is by raising.
In my opinion, of course.

AMYBR

The title thread doesnt seem to quite match the content or perhaps am reading wrong.

I think the last time anyone slowplayed anything was in 2003

SHANXTA

just raise the button like i presume u normally would, hate the 4x

it's not like you've forced him 2 shove light, it's QQ vs AT HU 32bbs deep, the money is normally going to go in, if anything, by 4x'n, i presume this is not your normal raise size, you are just advertising your hand strength

BigBluster

Just re-read this thread and it looks list a boast thread. "Half-baked player gets lucky and wins a tournament".

Mods - please delete.

AMYBR

(JOKE REPLY)

I actually figured thats what these three "defying conventional widom" were really about

That you had won an MTT through non standard play and were super chuffed about it and were sharing your wisdom

Did you limp button with pocket 4's, flop a set and stack someone?  Then minned K's in LP stacking the blinds by any chance   Then get aggro with Q's vs A10 HU?

(Meant to be very tongue in cheek)

Well done sir

LOL_RAISE

fwiw i think slowplaying big hands is a very good thing HU but the example isnt all that great

huuuuume

OP should be commended on his exceptionally unorthadox play in the hand posted

wp