Advantages and Disadvantages of Tricky Plays

Advantages and Disadvantages of Tricky Plays
	Advantage	Disadvantage	Best Against	Worst Against

Raise for Free Card	You reduce your losses and increase your wins	If your opponent uses counter strategies, you can lose more bets	Passive to Average	Aggressive

Bluff	You steal the pot	You mat get called and lose an extra bet	More situation-dependant then player dependant	Calling Station

Semi-Bluff	Same as bluff, but with a chance to win a showdown	Same as bluff	More situation-dependant then player dependant	Calling Station

Slowplay	Players who would have folded might call later	You may miss a bet or give a free card	Aggressive	Calling Station

Check-raise	You get more money into pot. You force multiple players to fold.	You give a free card. If someone else has the best hand, you lose more.	Aggressive	Passive