pocket pairs strategy

i find that i have real trouble winning with pocket pairs abecause i always dont know how to play them any body got any ideas???

well actually i just played pocket 10 and lost too a staright when i had three of a kind 10s thats harsh i hate pocket pairssome peop,e are just lucky i think.!

well i havea few ideas of my own i think ishould only play pocket AA or pocket kk because i dont know how to play any other pockets properly!!!

well if any one would like to shead any light on me please do it would be much appreciated thank you very much!!!

titch

Basic quick guide to poket pairs:

Play AA KK and QQ agressively. Be a tad more careful with QQ if your getting reraised by a tight player.

Attack the flop hard, watch out for 3 cards to a flush or 2 of the same card on the board, specially if its high, someone may well have trips.

It may well also be worth reraising on the flop to see what the other guy does, if they keep raising chances are your hand may well be beaten. Have to use judgement here if you should keep playing or just give the hand up.

JJ and 1010 often get me into trouble, if you hit trips you will usually win (flop pending as you said sometimes people will get straights/flushes). Though if there are no overcards on the board and you raised preflop chances are you hand may well still be best.

Lower pairs only really play them from late position if there are 4 callers already, look to hit a set (3 of a kind) else you should usually fold to any action.


Also on a side note you can edit a post if you want to add something else to it rather than post 3 replys to your own post ;]

when playing NL its best not to go all in with pocket pairs less than Ks unless you are positive that you hold the best hand. any two overcards against your pocket pairs are a very slight underdog so you dont want to risk too much money on them.

I've actually found that I don't mind taking a gamble with my chips VS. the overcards. Look at it this way... You are winning the hand and unless a card comes to beat you -- you win. So... if they do have 2 high cards, and the flop comes low... you are in good shape, or even if it comes high, they might miss their hand. I would rather be in the position to the lose the hand with a dominant hand, than in the position that I have to win the hand by catching a card. 10/10 I'll take that.



--jomega--

maybe you should think about the read you have on your table before you decide,you may be able to make a large raise pre flop and draw them in or it may be that you feel you have to push all in pre flop,also i would maybe play it different if i was low stack than if i was large stack,but i always try to think about the read i have on the other players before deciding its no use pushing all in if you know by your read that your not going to get a call....sunshine