Here's an example of two small pairs (55 and 99) playing out of position against a big pair (KK). The KK (heavily favored pre-flop) was the only pair that didn't make the set, but ended up winning anyway with one card to a flush.
How many time do you see three pairs (two making a set) at a 6-max table?
PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: $3.59
BB: $2.00
UTG: $2.00
MP: $2.92
Hero (CO): $1.82
BTN: $1.91
SB posts SB $0.01,
BB posts BB $0.02
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has J:spade: 2:diamond:
UTG raises to $0.06,
MP calls $0.06,
fold,
fold,
fold,
BB raises to $0.10,
UTG calls $0.04,
MP raises to $0.14,
BB calls $0.04,
UTG calls $0.04
Flop: ($0.43, 3 players) 9:spade: 5:spade: 8:spade:
BB checks,
UTG bets $0.20,
MP raises to $0.40,
BB calls $0.40,
UTG raises to $1.86 and is all-in,
MP calls $1.46,
BB calls $1.46 and is all-in
Turn: ($6.01, 3 players) 7:club:
River: ($6.01, 3 players) T:spade:
BB shows 5:heart: 5:diamond: (Three of a Kind, Fives)
UTG shows 9:club: 9:heart: (Three of a Kind, Nines)
MP shows K:diamond: K:spade: (Flush, King High)
MP wins $5.80