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Re: Low & mid pairs
APAT:
--- Quote from: Bertie on November 09, 2007, 21:07:46 PM ---
I feel I"m not getting value from my small pairs. I tend to play a strategy of seeing a flop cheaply (sometimes calling a small raise, but more often throwing them away to any show of strength)
I"m happy with that strategy, but then when the flop comes and I"ve not hit, I"m struggling.
I"m not talking about about if I"m playing 6d 6h and the flop comes a dangerous looking ts qh kh or something similar, but what if the flop is a messy looking :2d: 5s 8s?
If there are only one or possibly two overcards, would you bet if it"s checked round to you? In late position I"d be tempted to check as there"s a chance of getting another free card and possibly making the set on the turn, but in mid to early position would you come out betting?
I tend to fold any mid or low pair if I dont make a set on the flop, but I can"t help thinking they could still be worth something (on a ragedy board at least!)
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Jon MW:
I was playing a limit tournament last week and got dealt 22 in the big blind, I called one preflop raiser to see the flop:
2K2
;D :D ;D :D ;D
That"s what we want to happen when we"re playing low and mid pairs - it makes them a lot easier to play
UKChamp:
--- Quote from: Jon MW on January 05, 2008, 20:00:11 PM ---
I was playing a limit tournament last week and got dealt 22 in the big blind, I called one preflop raiser to see the flop:
2K2
;D :D ;D :D ;D
That"s what we want to happen when we"re playing low and mid pairs - it makes them a lot easier to play
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The sick thing with quads is its hardy ever possible to get a decent pay off as your forced to slow play with a made hand early doors. The chances of your opponent connecting and having a hand of worthy value to call or raise are few and far between.
deanp27:
depending on your position also try raising small PP preflop to mix up your game and enable you to make your continuation bets more believeable when you have say 1 overcard to the board. Also this helps define what the blinds may be in the pot with also.
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