Trapping 101, How To Quarter Your Opponent

Quartering your opponent usually involves winning the high and splitting the low. A good hand for this involves you starting with ace/two with 2 other various cards.

The setup begins with you hitting a pair or better on the flop with a nut low draw. The player that is in the hand with you might also have ace two at this point and is chasing the one more low card. In this situation you do not want to bet big and scare the opponent. Bet a small amount just to raise the pot and get the player committed to the pot more. The turn card may or may not be a low card, but you still want to bet a small amount anyway. Most likely if you think the other player is just chasing low, they are not going to bet but will call for a small amount.

The final card is then dealt, giving you nut low and a possible high. At this point, the pot is fairly large. You now want to bet the pot. Your opponent also hit nut low but without the high. He is pot committed and calls. You have now quartered him, both splitting the low and you winning high. Remember there are several different scenarios to do this but the easiest is if you know that your opponent is chasing that low with you.

If you had bet big on the flop, the other player would have just folded because it was not worth it to chase (this sometimes does not apply to new players).