Sandbagging means concealing your strength for the purpose of increasing your profit. In poker, this usually means slowplaying in the early betting rounds in order to extract more profit on the later rounds. Especially when called "sandbagging," this practice sometimes has the negative connotation -- usually among occasional or less serious players -- of being a hostile or marginally unethical way to play. Experienced players regard it as just another part of the game, a vital strategic tool. The same is true for check-raising, which bears some resemblance to slowplaying.
To play weakly with a strong hand (slowplaying or check-raising).
(slang) pass with strong values, hoping to trap the opponents or come into the bidding later on.
Checking the probable best hand with the intention of raising.
Synonymous to checkraising someone. Sandbag has a slightly negative feel to it, and is usually used by people who feel that there's something unethical about this play.
To conceal your strength for the purpose of profit. It usually means the same as slowplaying.
Checking the probable best hand with an intention to re-raise.
To check a strong hand with the intention of raising or re-raising.
To play a strong hand as if it is weak in an effort to lure opponents into betting. See also: Slow Play
Sometimes used to refer to a check/raise. Also, slowplaying.
Another term for slow- playing (see below).
Holding back and calling despite the fact that you have a very good hand, usually to disguise strength, provoke bluffs, and to check-raise. Also known as "slow playing".
To under bet in the early rounds, hiding your hand's true strength, in order to keep more players in the pot and give it a chance to grow.
A player is said to be sandbagging of they check a strong hand with the planned later action of a raise or re-raise.
Slow Play. To play a strong hand as if it is weak in an effort to lure opponents into betting.
To play a strong hand weakly.
Sandbagging refers to playing a strong hand weakly at first, with the intention of forcing others to bet into the pot.
To check and then raise a bet from a later position.
The act of initially playing a strong hand weakly in order to give opponents misguided confidence. Also known as a slow play.
When a player checks a strong hand only to raise or re-raise their opponent later in the game.
To play a strong hand as if it were only a weak one.
(1) To check and then raise the opener. (2) To check or hold back raising to get more money in the pot (Check Raising).