Has anyone overplayed a small pocket pair and lost a lot of their chips. How do you stop your self from doing that
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Has anyone overplayed a small pocket pair and lost a lot of their chips. How do you stop your self from doing that
Small pocket pairs are easier to release than bigger ones.
My basic rule is, even if it's AA, I am not married to this hand.
I will release pocket pairs in an instant if I feel like I am beat.
Dont play roulette with your pocket pairs. When ya get em I dont suggest overplaying preflop, as he said before dont marry your hand because it looks nice watch the flop turn river individually and play the hand out as you would any other. You should also always watch your position when playing them 77 UTG is going to get you into alot more trouble then the button, also watch what people are betting before you if the utg+2 just 3 raised your jj is likely even in jeopardy.
IMO to many people these days see pocket pairs and dump to much in the middle to early.
Not only that, I think AK is the single biggest mistake people make.
AK IS NOTHING
a k is nothing but its a flip of the coin against any low pockets to hit and win
I know it's a flip, but man it seems like I lose more with AK than any other hand (But don't get me started on TT - JJ)
Well hands change all depending on your play style, I have a buddy who will shove pre flop with AA everytime the rest of the table lets him get it in the middle. He can be 2 places from in the money or doubled up live and it will get shoved. IMO if you shove good hands preflop or even mediocre hands its worse then playing blackjack, just as they call it its a coinflip . Play hands throughout the three cards, thats why theres a turn river and not just 5 cards dropped on the table.
Personally my favorite hand is 10 J suited it has so many outs for nut hands j high straights ace high straights flushes two pairs. PP are some of my least favorite hands due to the fact there so stuck where they started unless you hit a paired flop or your crap selection of outs.
i just limp in with the small pocket pairs and hope i flop a set,i get really good value from sets.sometimes i raise if i have the position,it's good in theory maybe but i have lost a lot raising with medium-low pocket pairs.
I try not to go overboard with my small pocket pairs because I never flop a set. Ever.
I think you hit a set 11% of the time or so, so never say never :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hans Landa11
Small pocket pairs should be played by trying to see the flop early in the tourny except if you are shot stack or the final table..also it depends on position..
I'd say if you don't hit your set with a small pocket pair, be ready to release it INSTANTLY if you have no other draws
i find limping in with pocket pair if you have plenty of chips to be the better play and then slow play if you hit trips
i have been know to overplay my small pocket pairs when i first started playing this game....but lately ive been doing better at just seeing a cheap flop or folding to a raise when i think im beat
go all in preflop with any pocket pair
88 or lower limp in every time see a flop see what happens 99 or better im raising
I'm about the same as jbetta , but a lot depends on stack size...both me and the blinds. Affects wether i presure a shortstack or go careful with a chipbully.
I see most players here, do only 2 things with PP, SHOVE, or SHOVE
Thats cause they dont know how to play a flop or turn. I see it way to often bingo push with small pairs. I like to limp except late pos, if i dont hit i can easily fold no biggieQuote:
Originally Posted by sprocketdog
I seem to have the opposite problem I let go of my pp's too easy. I noticed players going all the way to the river with their pp's with straight and flush possibilities on the board and winning because they have good reads i'm assuming but I can't seem to do that.
i fold small pocket pair if i dont hit it in first 3 comunity cards, also fold if some one do bigger rase... :) fluffer69, never fold AA, unless only 1 card for straight or 4 same colour on table and your ace is not that colour :D
call hit set play dont hit fold simle
limp in with the small pocket pairs
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