Explanation of Fastplay

To fastplay is the opposite of slowplaying.  It means to take aggressive actions with a strong made hand. Slowplaying is where we deliberately take passive lines with strong holdings (lots of checking and calling) as a means of deception.

Example of Fastplay used in a sentence -> We made the nuts on the turn and decided to fastplay by raising immediately.

How to Use Fastplay as Part of Your Poker Strategy 

Fastplaying strong hands is usually the most profitable approach versus the majority of opponents. Slowplaying should only be used under very specific circumstances.

See Also 

Slowplay, Check, Call, Actions

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