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What is the best play to do with strong pairs?


Do you play slowplay or do you usually bet?
 
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Never slowplay these hands bet big get 1 caller maybe 2 and evaluate the flop you bet pot with QQ 2 callers for example and flop AJ2 just check and fold you do not want 4 or 5 limpers in the pot with you even with AA there is a good chance you will lose.
 
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Yes never slow play preflop. After flop is ok to slow down if there is a good chance you are behind.
 
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Never slow play AA or KK you will lose your chips.
 
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What is the best play to do with strong pairs?


Do you play slowplay or do you usually bet?
You have to bet to get the most value for your strong pairs.I have seen players slowplay QQ+, hitting a set on flop and slowplaying down to the river on a draw heavy board where someone catches up.
Sometimes opponent won't catch up, but due to slowplaying a set, lots of value was lost.
 
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What is the best play to do with strong pairs?


Do you play slowplay or do you usually bet?
necessarily make a bet - but it's a mistake to go to an all in one. In general, the question is scrupulous in my opinion this step is worthwhile only if the number of chips is very small and you understand that the next big blind and you pour out of the game :)
 
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Always bet or raise with these premium pairs or it will be crippled by several Limpers.
 
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Usually when I have pocket queens. aces or kings, I say to myself that this hand can be the last in the tournament for me, because nobody is insured from moving. I also think that such hands must be played aggressively, because they are vulnerable. In addition, it all depends on the board and the opponent.
 
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Depends on many things, but usually slowplaying leads to disaster against a full table.
 
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None of these cards are guaranteed to win monsters type cards: Full House, 4 or Royal straight Flush you can slowplay
 
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It all depends on the game, position and opponents.
 
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I always raise the bet to 10-15 bets, and if I go slowly, then only heads up
 
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I usually slowplay AA, KK (IF I wouldn't then I would get too often all folds). I prefer to raise QQ to protect its value.
 
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Better premium hands before the flop to play aggressively after the flop , turn and river according to the situation...
 
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If somone open reise big before you or 3bet and you are sure he wants to play for whole stack go all in,its never mistake to do that with KK or AA even if you lose..becouse you have his 99,TT,JJ on two outs not to mentiod AQ,AK type of hands.If you are first to act open reise,go for value on all streets ofc there are some texture that can be dangours be cerfull on those....And in situations where you are lets say on button first to speak and you have 2 short guys on blinds try to induce by limping or minreising...If you are on small blind and first to act limp for induce is good play.
 
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Never slowplay with hands monsters. A lot of things depend on the opponent against which you play
 
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In most low stakes tournaments you should try to build the pot pre flop with those hands, if not get stacks in. If you are really deep stacked (80bbs) you should play more carefully with QQ.
 
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Any strong hand must be followed by a bet of 3bb or 4bb. If you do not do it, you will get a weak hand in the flop opponents. And this hand can on the flop get a combination of cards exceeding your strength.
 
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Slowplay? Never in the galaxy! With high pairs the best move in my opinion, we should apply at least one raise, and if there is a raise before we play we should increase even more. Without fear of being happy, go all-in pre-flop if need be, but never slowplay.
 
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I realy dont know what to do when i get QQ any more,last mounth i think i lost everu QQ i hawe got in the game....but i thin when i go all in there is a beter chance to win then when i rais
 
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Only aggressive play with these cards.
 
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I sometimes make the mistake yo play sloe AA,KK. I'm trying not to do that anymore. Often is when there are 2,3 raises before me
 
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With pocket cards AA, KK and QQ preflop, you need to play aggressively and preferably with fewer opponents. The more opponents in the game, the more likely to lose.
 
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HIGH AND EARLY

if you got pocket pair you dont want the dirty hoes with crap cards drawing up in yo deal... cuz them the mowfukas that be catchin on you. You want a bunch of people with cards similar to yours trying to out draw you... which is why you dont fugaround with pocket js or lower unless your just testing the water to see if you get a ridiculous catch.
 
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