How to play small pairs

#1 1st September 2016, 8:05 PM

There are two basic strategies to play them before the flop call, or raise.
The advantage of making a climb is that will reduce the number of players who go to the flop. Even if you're alone with an opponent, you have two overcards to your partner, which takes away many options on the flop. If your opponent does not bind on the flop, this strategy works, but are you willing to bet your chips for it?
The bet with small pairs in these positions also has its disadvantages, the most obvious is that you will most likely find with a rise of one of the players left to act. Although it depends on the size of the rise, it is almost always correct her. If climbing is in late position, it may be an attempt to steal the blinds, and you've already invested chips in the pot so unless the increase is greater than 3 times the big blind, it will be worth putting more tabs to link your trio (which happen once in 8).

#2 2nd September 2016, 4:50 PM

Hun your playing poker. Too bad women shouldn't play poker. It is pogo.com.

#3 2nd September 2016, 6:19 PM

only check or call

#4 2nd September 2016, 6:57 PM

I'm with small pairs act differently. It depends on the raise put before me. Most of all, I just throw in allyn.

#5 2nd September 2016, 6:57 PM

I think it's worth investing some chips in these small pairs, as the villains put us in a higher range ( AK-AQ-AJ,etc ).
And if we could connect our set, get much value from these hands, if we do not simply invest no more. Depending on the flop and players.

#6 2nd September 2016, 6:58 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleConRon

Hun your playing poker. Too bad women shouldn't play poker. It is pogo.com.

thats nonsense! Y you think like that? ...... How you write this sh*t if this not a joke

#7 2nd September 2016, 9:01 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleConRon

Hun your playing poker. Too bad women shouldn't play poker. It is pogo.com.

I wanna say a lot of bad things. But it will probably get me banned. So I won't. I hope you get banned though.

#8 2nd September 2016, 9:12 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleConRon

Hun your playing poker. Too bad women shouldn't play poker. It is pogo.com.

We are not interested in your opinions if they are going to be like this.

#9 2nd September 2016, 9:17 PM

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Originally Posted by onondaga

thats nonsense! Y you think like that? ...... How you write this sh*t if this not a joke

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Originally Posted by ninoverm

I wanna say a lot of bad things. But it will probably get me banned. So I won't. I hope you get banned though.

Some people just have no clue when they're showing their ass. It's just their way of saying, "Hey! look at me! I'm ignorant, and you probably shouldn't pay me any mind!"

And I'm sure any number of the women here that play poker (including our site admin: dakota-xx) could probably handle their own just fine against this guy at the table.

#10 2nd September 2016, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleConRon

Hun your playing poker. Too bad women shouldn't play poker. It is pogo.com.

Friend I think your comment is beside the topic being discussed and is something racist and talk like women, who are the beings that give us joys and pleasures.
* And above its beauty they are very intelligent but is hard to admit they are more cunning than men.

#11 5th September 2016, 5:07 AM

There is not a basic concept to play with small pairs, you have to establish a range of hands for a given tournament, players, game pos floop, c bet, everything is determined as the tournament evolves ....

#12 5th September 2016, 12:19 PM

I adhere to the strategy described Veronica. I think it works well.In general there are a lot of scenarios, and each requires specific action

#13 5th September 2016, 1:32 PM

Nothing is better than beating an AA or AK with a small pair , getting the third card with the flop I agree with call/check option!

#14 5th September 2016, 3:23 PM

If everybody fold before the flop, then certainly the cost to enter with a raise in 2, 2.5 big blinds, if there's already a limp or a raise, then press call )

#15 5th September 2016, 4:48 PM

I like to open raise and occasionally cbet heads up. Just have to be careful to not continue too far.

#16 5th September 2016, 4:56 PM

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Originally Posted by EsnneyPk

Friend I think your comment is beside the topic being discussed and is something racist and talk like women, who are the beings that give us joys and pleasures.
* And above its beauty they are very intelligent but is hard to admit they are more cunning than men.

SIR this is absolutely NOT racist. Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior to another. This is maybe sexism, but surely is NOT racism.

#17 5th September 2016, 5:09 PM

In some cases I get all-in in other call or raise.

#18 5th September 2016, 6:19 PM

Check, or call if you are in a late position. How much is in the pot and how much will it cost you to play? The odds of making a set are about 8/1.

#19 5th September 2016, 6:46 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleConRon

Hun your playing poker. Too bad women shouldn't play poker. It is pogo.com.

Hits him with me shoe.

If I am opening I will raise 2.5x my usual OR size, if I see a 3bet then I will use call 20 against a tight player or call 15 against a loose player. If facing a bet I will just call hoping to hit my set.

#20 5th September 2016, 7:30 PM

Looks like girls have new target on the felts

#21 5th September 2016, 7:40 PM

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Originally Posted by onondaga

Looks like girls have new target on the felts

LOL

#22 5th September 2016, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by psyho26

If everybody fold before the flop, then certainly the cost to enter with a raise in 2, 2.5 big blinds, if there's already a limp or a raise, then press call )

Yes! I would do it like you.

#23 5th September 2016, 10:56 PM

Questions like this have the same answer, well almost but roughly 80% same answer, it all depends on your opponent position, player tendencies, chip stacks, and format of the game u r playing, when u play a table say an hour, u would bring decisions a lot faster coz u already have all that info in your hand, and if u pay enough attention on what going on your table u would know if your small pocket pair is good or not to put your chips all in

#24 5th September 2016, 11:48 PM

Some players push all in. It's very risky.. some players play it care fully. If You don't take the Set on the flop, It's hard to make a strong hand. I usually call or check with small pairs. In case of bigger raise, quick fold. Simple.

#25 6th September 2016, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CSINSC

SIR this is absolutely NOT racist. Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior to another. This is maybe sexism, but surely is NOT racism.

I accept the correction is right I mean sexism.

#26 6th September 2016, 10:37 AM

I personally do or play with small cards.No I did not last long in poker .

#27 6th September 2016, 11:08 AM

I like to open raise

#28 6th September 2016, 7:26 PM

Just check and call !!!

#29 6th September 2016, 7:46 PM

open raise,and depends on the board you can play aggresive and take it down!

#30 6th September 2016, 8:07 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleConRon

Hun your playing poker. Too bad women shouldn't play poker. It is pogo.com.

although I don't agree with her opinion, I can tell you she is a very good poker player and would kick your butt,
so would MOST of the women here.

yOUr opiNIon sTInks.
didn't your momma tell you if you had nothing nice to say then say nothing
if not then I'm telling you

#31 6th September 2016, 11:27 PM

I open rise preflop, and see the flop, if i dont take a set then CBet to see the turn, if someone else raise to me, i fold.
If i can see the other street pay cheap i gonna go for it, playing carefull.

#32 7th September 2016, 12:05 AM

Check is the ideal move for a small pair.If not the BB then I would only call a raise on the button (so I can see how many players are betting and who is raising) if the raise is no more then 2 times the BB.Folding with a small pair is usually best preflop for me,I tend to never flop a set the last few days

#33 7th September 2016, 1:25 AM

Usually i play my small pairs one of two ways... if im deep stacked 30+bb i like to try and have a multi way pot... my theory is if u hit a set 33%of the time and u got 2 or more people in the pot with you then its a win win now when im small stacked say lower than 12bb maybe 15bb depending on the pair im just open shoving for the most part

#34 14th September 2016, 6:40 AM

In late game i think you must play them like 90% of the time because if you have like 10 BB you don't know if you will get anything stronger. If you have like 10 BB it's all-in, if you have like 25-50 BB it's raise.

#35 14th September 2016, 7:01 AM

Sometimes 3bet is fine option too, especially in position. But as others hands, I dont like set-mining without position, because it is sometimes not easy to get value from your set.

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