What is Trap in Poker?

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Trapping means betting weakly, checking, or otherwise playing a strong hand in a passive way with the goal being to trick other players into betting thinking that they can win the pot.

“I decided to trap with my pocket aces, so I checked the flop instead of betting.” Also known as slow playing.

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