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Rising Star
Bronze Level
When playing pocket pairs, it boils down to whether you have a big pair or mini pair. The big pairs are QQ, KK, AA. The safest way to play these for most newer players is to try and get all your chips in preflop. It's not the most effective way of playing them, but it's the easiest for someone not well versed. After that, we have two more sets of cards, {JJ, 1010, 99} and {22-88}. They're played pretty much the same, but the first set is reasonably stronger and is, at times, worth calling/raising all in.
The second set, {22-88} is a little more technical to play. A new player should probably call a small raise, or be the first person to raise. If anyone reraises, you should fold. When the flop comes down, you're looking to hit three of a kind. You should almost ALWAYS bet at the flop with a pocket pair as you might chase everyone off the hand, even if you missed your set.
The second set, {22-88} is a little more technical to play. A new player should probably call a small raise, or be the first person to raise. If anyone reraises, you should fold. When the flop comes down, you're looking to hit three of a kind. You should almost ALWAYS bet at the flop with a pocket pair as you might chase everyone off the hand, even if you missed your set.