Is it correct open raise with pocket Deuce`s?

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Hello Cardschat Players,I want to know if open raise with :2d4: :2c4: is a correct strategy?
 

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We need a lot more information to answer that question. Definitely position, effective chip stacks, game type , opponents, table image... all are going to be factors. Sometimes they’re absolutely a muck, other times definitely a raise.
 
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There is a rule - with a pocket pair you can play if the amount invested in the Bank in a percentage will not exceed your stack. That is, if you decide to play with 2 deuces, then your investments in the current Bank should not exceed 2% of your stack. It will be justified and safe.
 
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Not sure

I believe it could be ok if you have a plan for the hand. I don't raise with pocket 2's. I try to play for the minimum and flop a set. Good luck !
 
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With a pocket pair 22 I try to enter the game with a limp and preferably from a late position. For me, playing with a pocket pair 22 is reduced to a simple strategy - fit or fold. If got a set - play further, if not - fold.
 
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Yes pump that pot up Ducks are a monster good luck you will need it:D

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6 max some players open them from all positions others fold 22-55 utg and some tighter players will fold 22-55 from mp as'well.Best advie is to use a hud and put in some volume of hands and then see whether or not they are profitable for you from early positions.
 
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Your Current Stack and Position is key here to raise with small pockets. Again is it a cash game or tourney ? and players on the table also can be considered. UTG+1 to UTG+2 is a fold in most cases if you are in a early stage of tourney
 
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I will say no. Well, maybe if you're chip leader in a tourny and can do no wrong.
 
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Hello Cardschat Players,I want to know if open raise with :2d4: :2c4: is a correct strategy?
As I replied earlier for this post, Happen to get 22 while I am on button. I just called. boom dues on the flop and played very conservative raised only 2BB and end u winning big chunk.
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If you are on the button and the sb and bb don't defend.
 
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Deep stacked with implied odds Easy raise. Ill limp call sometimes to get in as cheap as possible. Its a pair. Ace king isn’t.
 
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If you are in late position with a good chance at stealing the blinds, then yes. Otherwise, just limp in and hope to flop a set.

Keep in mind that EVERY card on the flop has the potential to make a higher pair than yours. :icon_shak
 
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Depends

I like to raise or even bluff one position b4 im on the button. it usually dont come off as a bluff and usually you can get the blinds to fold so you really in most cases only have to beat one person. Also, i think it depends on how aggressive your table is. especially if your gone lead off in early position...
 
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I always get excited with any pair and start betting and raising even with deuces but I loose too much because of that Deuces never loses they say but I loose even with aces and kings I hope someone helps me play better I have joined this forum just recently for passwords but found a lot of materials but I don't know with what I should start.
 
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Hello Cardschat Players,I want to know if open raise with :2d4: :2c4: is a correct strategy?


I dislike this hand. I can play it with raise only from btn. More comfortable for me is limp in multipot, especially in early stage of tournament.
 
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If you decide to play it and pot is un-opened yes you raise with it. I do not like open limping with it

If there was a raise before and you decide to play it you call with it. Hand rarely to 3bet with unless shoving when short stacked.

If there is a limp or many limpers before you limp with it.

I say for a couple above "if you decide to play it" as many times this is a hand I just simply throw away especially if in early position. Hand can be really powerful especially in early stages of mtt when super deep stacked, can go set mining with it and often when you hit you can win a big pot. At later stages of mtt hand is less likely to be played as it can be super tough to play.
 
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In poker you can open with any two cards taking account of the number of players who are playing with you, the most important is the position that you have over them.
 
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With a pocket pair 22 I try to enter the game with a limp and preferably from a late position. For me, playing with a pocket pair 22 is reduced to a simple strategy - fit or fold. If got a set - play further, if not - fold.


Same I limp in with pocket 2s and hope that no one raises ridiculously preflop. If I can see the flop, I'm looking for trips (obviously) and I'll stay in if, after the flop, I find myself one card away from a straight. But otherwise, I'll fold it.
 
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I have better stats on 22 than on AA!!!
And as it's said you should either raise or fold, it's a clear open raise.
 
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I would rather limp in a multi-way pot then to raise with 22.
I think the key to making a profit with that hand is pot control...
Since your main goal is to hit a set with this hand you need to win big pots if you do so while you must try to lose as little as possible when you don’t.
 
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Limping is fine with 22 and so is a small raise.
The odds of flopping a set are 22:1, and if you don't flop a set well then any other pair has you beat. High card can even do you in if the board hits 2 pair.

If you do not flop a set you need to be prepared to let it go.
If nobody else is betting it is ok to make a continuation bet for maybe half pot.
If that bet gets called it is time to put on the brakes.

If you do flop a set then you want the pot primed a bit and you will probably regret limping.
Obviously there are a lot of factors, game type, position, table image etc.
 
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I think so, as long as you know what you're doing.
An example is to always open from utg QQ + Ak from time to time, sometimes it is necessary to add some hands, so it is not always obvious which hands you play from this position. I even play anything from any position, but when I burn, I close the opening hand.
 
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I hate twos, especially early position. There's a shoving chart somewhere that discusses your card range based on table position. Pocket 2s are just absolutely terrible from early position. I always consider just straight folding any low pocket pair early position preflop depending on circumstances.
 
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With very few exceptions.....NO!

If you can see a cheap flop (or get superior odds) then set mining is an option.

I have given up set mining with ducks. In my 14 years set mining ducks at Stars, I can't remember ever hitting the set with pocket 2's.
 
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