What is Sandbagging in Poker?
Sandbagging is another word for ‘slowplaying’ or ‘trapping’ in poker. It refers to playing a strong made hand passively (by checking and/or calling) in an attempt to deceive our opponent into thinking that we don’t hold a strong hand. The hope is that either our opponent tries to run a big bluff, or doesn’t give us credit when we start betting/raising aggressively on the later betting rounds.
What is Run in Poker?
The term run in poker refers to how the cards fall over a period of time i.e. the run of the cards. When the cards are favourable for a player it can be described with the term ‘running good’, while non-favourable cards can be referred to as ‘running bad’. The run of cards over an individual hand of poker is often referred as the runout i.e. the board runout.
What is River Rat in Poker?
A river rat is a player who has a history of catching lucky cards on the river to win the pot. Of course, statistically all players will catch the same amount of good river cards in the long run. A river rat is therefore someone who continues past the flop and turn with overly speculative hands, giving the appearance of someone who gets exceptionally lucky when they hit and go on to win the pot.
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