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I boldly rewrote the article. I'm still not particularly happy with it, but at least it has more of an encyclopedic tone about it now. Can anyone find a reference for fishing for overcalls? I'm not sure the topic deserves inclusion in the article. Opinions? Also, I think the term "slow play" is far more common today than "sandbag". Any consensus on renaming the article to "Slow playing (poker)"?-- Toms2866 18:40, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Sandbagging is NOT the same as slowplaying, one is not a "special case" of the other. This is made clear on the link provided to Sklansky. He says they are not identical. In fact, it's worse than that -- they're not even similar. A slowplay is an attempt to KEEP people in a pot, when you have what you think is a very strong hand that will almost certainly win. A check-raise is most often used to KNOCK PLAYERS OUT of a pot, when you think you have a strong hand, but not a VERY strong hand. This goal is exactly the opposite goal of a slowplay. I think this really needs to be cleared up (Sklansky's book is a good place to start). Revolver 04:27, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)