To call with a very strong hand as opposed to raising.
Similar to Slow Play, a Smooth Call is when a player simply calls a bet when they have a hand that would justify making a raise.
To call one or more bets with a hand that's strong enough for a raise, with the intention of trapping more money in the pot. Smooth call is like flat call, although it more strongly connotes a powerful hand that one is trying to slowplay.
Calling a raise post flop. This term generally implies that the caller could have re-raised, but instead only called.
When a poker player slow-plays a hand he calls a bet with the intention of making a big bet later in the action. He slow-plays to try and induce other players to build up the pot, believing that his hand is so strong it will win out in the end. This type of call would qualify as a smooth call, but a smooth call also describes a difficult call that a player makes, say in the face of a very large bet. A player may also be said to smooth call when he anticipates a raise by a player still to act in the hand.
To call, not raise, especially when sandbagging, or when preceded by aggressive betting. There was a raise and a reraise, but Tami smooth called them both.
Calling one or more bets when in actuality your hand is strong enough to raise. When a player smooth calls, it's usually to trap other players so more money is put into the pot.
A smooth call is the act of just calling a bet or raise with a very powerful hand in order to conceal your strength and keep all the attention on the initial raiser.
When a player calls, anticipating a raise by a player behind him.
Calling a bet and a raise. Usually done with only very strong hands (or powerful draws).
When a player makes a good call or slow plays someone.
When a player calls rather than raises
To call. Smooth call often implies slow playing a strong hand. Example: "I flopped the nut flush but just smooth called when the guy in front of me bet -- I didn't want to scare anybody out."
To call rather than raise an opponent's bet.
to call a bet with what you think is the best hand, done with the intention of raising at a later time. A classic weak play used to disguise a strong hand.
Usually "smooth call" refers to a situation where you would normally raise because there's a good chance that you have the best hand (or a strong draw), but choose to call instead for whatever reason. So if the situation is a choice between calling and folding it's called a call. If the choice is between calling and raising, it's sometimes referred to as a smooth-call. It's the same as the term, "limping," is actually just calling the big blind, preflop. The term call is still correct in both situations, but the additional terms are more descriptive of the specific situation.
Making a call with a raising hand.
To just call when your hand is strong enough to raise.
Calling an opponents bet, rather than raising.
To call an opponents raise with a monster hand hopeing for that player to continue betting later.
Making a call with a hand that you could raise with
