flopping a set while holding a pocket pair

#1 28th July 2008, 3:18 PM

I hate playing pocket 2's ....

Anyways....

What are the odds of flopping a 2 when I have 22

#2 28th July 2008, 3:53 PM

about 7.5:1

#3 28th July 2008, 5:05 PM

about 11%

#4 28th July 2008, 5:08 PM

You're all wrong. 12.2% is the correct answer, or 1:7.3!!!

#5 28th July 2008, 8:22 PM

c9h13no3 is right it is 12.2% or 1:7.3But I love pkt 2s bc when u hit no one puts u pkt 2

#6 30th July 2008, 5:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin235

you shouldnt just looking to hit set you can still win the hand by putting lots of pressure to thes tightwads,if somebody raises preflop you can just ship it all in it always work for me

all in preflopp whit pocked 2s?? thats just stupid the other guy just hast to hit 1 card of his and your mostly busted

#7 30th July 2008, 6:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neviu

all in preflopp whit pocked 2s?? thats just stupid the other guy just hast to hit 1 card of his and your mostly busted

Yeah, but it always works for him!

#8 30th July 2008, 6:29 PM

I agree with the small pp try and get in cheap ..if you flop a set great if not very easy to get away from it.
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#9 30th July 2008, 8:28 PM

For anyone who doubts the power of the flopped set, check out these stats I just noticed today in Poker Tracker. These stats are for 205 tournaments, of various types.

Final Hand : Tournament Amount Won
High Card : -88,811
One Pair : 1,046
Two Pair : 92,015
Three of a Kind : 110,166
Straight : 11,881
Flush : 56,820
Full House : 22,624
Four of a Kind : 7,351

Despite hitting 2-pair more than 5 times as often as sets, I've still earned more tournament chips with the sets. Boats and quads are great, but nothing gets paid like a set.

#10 30th July 2008, 9:35 PM

Wow, you ain't kidding!

#11 31st July 2008, 2:46 PM

With the odds about 8-1 against hitting your set there would need to be a lot of people in the pot to justify playing them. I never play the small pairs in early position and maybe not in late if there's a raise on the table. If you don't hit your set any other pair will have you beat.

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