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bloodviper1s

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Hi, I'm fairly new and had some questions about pocket pairs and set mining and would love some input from better players to improve my play.

Notes: I play 5NL & 10 NL online 6Max

1) what's the lowest pocket pair you would open from each position?

2) when you're facing a standard open(let's say a standard 2.5-4BB open) and you're in position, what are you A)Raising with, B) Flatting with, and C) folding.

3) when facing that open, do you consider how deep that raise is compared with their stack size with lower pairs for set mines? If so, how deep should they be for you to call those lower pairs.

4) when in the blinds, which pairs are you folding, flatting to set-mine, and 3-betting?
 
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EP open JJ +, MP add 99 +, on the button 66 + I'm limping if the table lets me.

In position to a raise, I am raising JJ+, Calling 88+ and folding the rest.

It takes stacks at least 20 times the raise to make calling pairs to set mine worth while. You are calling to catch 2 of 50 in three tries. call it 12% of the time. Sadly at least half of the time you won't be paid enough for the risk.

In the blinds it depends on the villain. In the BB with big stacks against a loose villain where I'm closing the action, I'm calling all the pairs. The smaller teh stacks and the tighter the Villain, the higher pair I'll call.
 
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EP open JJ +, MP add 99 +, on the button 66 + I'm limping if the table lets me.



In position to a raise, I am raising JJ+, Calling 88+ and folding the rest.



It takes stacks at least 20 times the raise to make calling pairs to set mine worth while. You are calling to catch 2 of 50 in three tries. call it 12% of the time. Sadly at least half of the time you won't be paid enough for the risk.



In the blinds it depends on the villain. In the BB with big stacks against a loose villain where I'm closing the action, I'm calling all the pairs. The smaller teh stacks and the tighter the Villain, the higher pair I'll call.



Would this be for full ring or 6 max?

And thank you very much for the reply!
 
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