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The art of the 'slow roll' is a delicate one that requires the utmost precision in timing, execution, and discretion. It's a classic element of the game of poker that goes against traditional etiquette, intended to inflict pain upon one's opponent, oft with an air of friendly rivalry.
Here in week two of the World Series of Poker, the good ol’ fashioned slow roll has come straight from kitchen-table poker to the most prestigious poker series around. While some debate exists regarding just what constitutes a slow roll, we’ll break down the basics before jumping into a couple slow rolls from the week.
First, slow rolling is not to be confused with “slow playing,” which describes the way of playing a hand that involves a lack of aggressive actions, but rather actions like checking or check-calling that show weakness, while holding a very strong hand. It’s a trapping tactic, and while most aggressive players generally advise against it, it is a perfectly legal and acceptable thing to do, etiquette-wise.
Moving on to the nuts and bolts definition of the slow roll, provided via PokerNews poker terms, we get:
“To delay revealing a strong (likely winning) hand at showdown in an attempt to force other players to show their hands first. Whether done intentionally or not, slow rolling is considered poor etiquette for giving players false hope of winning a hand.”
We can extend this definition to include some situations where the delayed revealing of cards occurs while action is pending, rather than at showdown, sometimes referred to as a 'nit roll.'
Bad etiquette? Yes. But it’s important to consider the context: size of the pot, rapport and history among the players involved, the spirit in which the move is done, and the slow roller’s intent. From there, subjective judgments can be made regarding the appropriateness – or not – of a given slow roll. From this week, we have examples of both a friendly slow roll and a not-so-friendly one.
Niall Farrell vs. Michael Gagliano: The Friendly Slow Roll
The buy-in was a hefty $10,000, but everything is relative. For Niall Farrell (lead image) and Michael 'Gags' Gagliano, playing in a $10,000 WSOP Championship event is another day in the life, and they decided to have some fun with it.
'You're trying to get the other person as best you can, make them feel the most pain.'
The two friends who room together during the series were paired up for the round of 32 in Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship. Farrell was getting the best of Gagliano and had him on the ropes.
It was shoving time for Gags, and he decided to go with the jack-ten. Facing the all-in, Farrell peeked at his cards, asked for a count, and said; 'This could be the one,' before calling a nearby Daniel Strelitz over to witness. 'It's close,' he added for effect.
'As soon as he [called Strelitz over], I knew that whatever he was thinking about, he was probably going to wind up calling, and I was going to be really far behind,' Gagliano recalled.
Of course, Farrell had the aces and after getting an exact count and looking at Strelitz again, he called and tabled his pocket aces.
There were laughs all around, but some were more amused than others.
'You definitely don't want to do it to someone you don't know, or you have no rapport with.'
'I think Niall got the biggest kick out of it,' said Gagliano.
Gagliano didn't mind the slow roll, and he explained that among friends, 'You're trying to get the other person as best you can, make them feel the most pain.'
But in Gagliano's eyes, Farrell failed in that respect.
'I think it would have been worse if he would have just snapped me though, so, from that perspective, he did not win that. He won the match, but he didn't win in giving me the most pain... It's only a small battle; the war is far from over,' Gagliano said with a laugh.
Daniel Ospina vs. Shaun Deeb: The Intentional Nit Roll
If you’re playing a word association game and the phrase is “slow roll,” Shaun Deeb’s name will come up. He’s known as the king of the slow roll and has performed the pesky act against many opponents, friend and foe, to the result of much grief, frustration, and entertainment.
When a hand came up at the 2-7 Lowball Draw final table on Thursday that involved Deeb and a slow roll, the only surprising part was that he was on the other end of it.
They were three-handed, and Deeb opened to 25,000 on the button at 5,000/10,000 with a 2,500 ante. Daniel Ospina three-bet to 105,000 from the small blind and Deeb called. Ospina stood pat, and Deeb drew one, and then Ospina checked. Deeb moved all in for around 300,000, and although Ospina had a very strong hand that he would not be considering folding three-handed, he took his time before calling, to stick it to Deeb it would appear.
'I decided last night if the opportunity presented itself to slow roll [Deeb], I was definitely going to do it.'
Deeb was none-too-pleased to see Ospina’s 8-7 that had his 9-6 dead in the water with all of his remaining chips committed. It turns out the king of the slow roll is not a fan of the nit roll. And the fact that it was in such a big spot, three places from a bracelet, probably didn’t help.
Ospina justified the move based on previous history with Deeb.
'Deeb has a reputation for slow-rolling people in the past, and I have a bit of history with him in some other events we've played,' Ospina said of the hand. 'I decided last night if the opportunity presented itself to slow roll him, I was definitely going to do it.'
It just goes to show, if you're going to attempt the risky slow roll, you should be ready for retaliation from all fronts and at all times, even when it may not seem very cool. Before attempting it yourself, consider this slow roll etiquette tip from Gagliano: 'I think you have to know how your opponent is going to take it. You definitely don't want to do it to someone you don't know, or you have no rapport with.'
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There has been a rash of slow rolling on televised poker recently, so let’s discuss it!
Slowrolling is when someone knows they have the best hand either at the showdown or when facing a final bet, but they act as if they have the losing hand before eventually revealing the winner.
While this has no impact on the game (because the best hand always wins at the showdown), it causes some players to get angry because they thought they were going to win the pot, but instead lost. Many people view slow rolling as a personal attack and get angry, often resulting in suboptimal play or raging tilt.
If you get angry when someone slow rolls, you need to do some soul searching.
Why does it bother you? Perhaps you don’t like thinking you won and then having that money “taken” from you. Obviously though, that money was not yours, and winning or losing individual pots does not matter in the least bit in the long term.
Why should it bother you if someone takes a few extra seconds to reveal their hand? It should not (besides the fact they are slowing down the game). You are allowed to take as long as you want with your hands. There is no rule that states you must table your hand immediately when you have the nuts, and there should not be, because many players don’t even know when they have the nuts.
Why should you care if someone “attacks” or “targets” you? You should not. If you take things personally in poker or life, you will find yourself playing into your attacker’s plan. Realize that in poker, your opponents are out to beat you. It is their job to utterly destroy you. Many players will use every trick within the rules to beat you. It is not unethical to do so. It is their job.
I recently made a short one-minute Little Poker Advice discussing why people slow roll. Check it out:
Reasons to Slowroll
As far as I know, people slow roll for three reasons (although there may be more, feel free to share in the comment section below):
- They are playing in a casual game with their friends and want to create good-natured excitement and drama.
- They think their opponent will go on tilt.
- They know they go on tilt when someone slow rolls them, and assume their opponent must have the same thought process.
For Fun
If you are playing in a fun, casual (often small stakes) game where everyone is having a good time, a slow roll is not malicious at all. Get over it. For what its worth, I have only slow rolled in this manner and even then, very rarely.
To Tilt You
If someone thinks you will go on tilt due to being slow rolled, that is excellent information for you to have. They are essentially announcing to everyone that they think you care about the money and that you do not understand that poker is a math game. Knowing this, you can adjust your strategy to take advantage of their assumptions.
Because They Would Tilt
If you are a strong player, and most everyone knows you are a strong player, and someone slow rolls you, it essentially says that the slow roller would go on tilt if they were slow rolled and they are trying everything within their power to get an edge on you. Of course, this is futile because you know that it does not matter if someone slow rolls. This is excellent information to have because it shows the slow roller does not understand that poker is a math game and may be playing too large for their bankroll. I especially like being slow rolled in this manner because it lets me know a lot about my opponent’s mindset.
How to React
Instead of getting angry when someone slow rolls you, your reaction should be to figure out why they slow rolled you and then to adjust accordingly. Going on tilt, getting angry, or starting a fight are not viable options. Remember, your opponent wants you to go on tilt. If you go on tilt, you justify their slow roll. If you do not go on tilt, you completely nullify their strategy.
If the slow roll is for fun, have fun with it. You are playing for fun!
If the slow roll is to try to tilt you or if it was done because it would tilt the slow roller, you have two reasonable options (again, there may be more).
- Observe it and then do nothing. Act as if nothing happened (because in reality, nothing happened). This will often make the slow roller feel silly and look like an idiot to everyone else at the table. I enjoy making malicious players look like idiots.
- Act as if you are on tilt. I cannot get away with this because most everyone knows there is a 0% chance that I go on any meaningful form of tilt, but if you are a recreational player, it can be a powerful strategic adjustment. When people go on tilt, they usually bluff way too often, leading their opponents to hero-call more often. So, adjust your range (especially for large bets) such that it contains fewer bluffs and more value hands. Easy game! Of course, this adjustment relies on you being able to act as if you are on tilt while not actually being on tilt, and also requires you to make some hands in the near future. If you do not make any hands, you can simply sit there and play conservatively for an hour or so.
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A slow roll is very different than a nit roll, which is when someone actually does not know if they have the best hand, either because they are confused, do not properly understand hand strengths, or cannot properly see/read the board. A recent example of this was the final hand of the 2018 WSOP Main Event where John Cynn had an effective nut hand (trips) but took a while to call. In this instance, he had been playing the tournament for over a week and heads-up for many hours. I know my brain would be fried after that, and when playing for millions of dollars, it makes sense to spend some extra time thinking each situation through. His slow call was certainly not malicious and anyone who sees it that way is oblivious to how the brain works.
Another example of a nit roll is when you bluff the river with a hand like 4h-3h on a board like Kh-6h-5d-9d-Td and the opponent thinks for a minute before revealing their hand (often one-pair). Clearly the seven red cards on a coordinated board will confuse most.
Nit rolls should never be looked down upon because they are not malicious, and if anything, the nit roller will occasionally make an egregious error by talking themselves into making a big fold. I have tabled the nut low one time in a $5/$10 cash game on a coordinated board and the opponent mucked his hand because he misread the board, awarding me a $2,000 pot. I have also witnessed this happen with two tables left in a WSOP event. This should be obvious, but when you are bluffing, you should always table your hand just in case your opponent cannot read the board.
Summary
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Slow rolls do not matter. Don’t let them bother you. If anything, they let you into the mind of your opponent, allowing you to make better decisions. Free information should be valued, not despised.
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