单词 | slow-play |
释义 | slow-playv. Cards (chiefly Poker). 1. transitive. To play (a hand) as if it were weaker than it is, so as to mislead an opponent. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [verb (transitive)] > actions or tactics see1804 to make good1821 call1840 bluff1846 straddle1864 fill1865 to cash in1884 stack1896 slow-play1967 slow-roll1996 1967 Times News (Twin Falls, Idaho) 12 Mar. (Sunday Feature section) b7/2 You may decide to slow play the hand and just bid four spades or you may decide to try for a slam. 2009 J. McManus Cowboys Full xxxvii. 281 Kaplan, who had slow-played aces full, was only too happy to call, knocking out Bone and taking the lead in the tournament. 2. intransitive. To play as if one's hand were weaker than it is, so as to mislead an opponent. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics brag1734 fill1865 to go blind1872 to go it blind1872 stay1882 re-raise1903 sandbag1940 slow-play1971 1971 A. D. Livingston Poker Strategy & Winning Play iii. 136 If you have a good chance to win both ways, you may want to slow play until some money gets into the pot. 2016 Daily Star (Nexis) 2 Oct. (Sport section) 45 If you are relatively inexperienced and you begin to slow-play, your opponents will pick up on it fairly quickly. Derivatives ˈslow-playing n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [noun] > actions or tactics run-off1843 bluff1846 fill1866 call1968 slow-playing1979 slow roll1982 slow-rolling1982 1979 J. Scarne Guide to Mod. Poker iv. 80 The opener acts first,..thereby diminishing the dealer's positional advantage. This is where slowplaying comes into its own. 2006 B. Shulman & R. Rounder 52 Tips for No-Limit Texas Hold'em Poker 101 A common mistake is to assume that slow-playing is an effective strategy, but it's not. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1967 |
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