I used to play small pairs a lot and overvalue them .. Now i only call preflop with small pairs and see if i hit a set and then play aggressively.. how do you guys play small pairs ?
I used to overplay small pairs a lot. Now I raise with them in late position (to steal blinds mostly, but also to setmine, if I happen to get called), but I won't be calling raises anymore. I will just fold.
I think you should only call a bet with a small pair if it is less than 5% of your stack and if you opponent has at least 20 times the bet in their stack so you can potentially get paid off well if you hit your set.
With small pocket pairs, I try to enter the game limp. In general, my strategy for playing with a small pocket pair is very simple: if I got a set on the flop, I will continue the game, if the set does not come out on the flop, I fold.
Deep stack I’ll call a raise, especially in late position. Limp sometimes. If CO or button, easy raise here as your range is pretty wide and a set would be well hidden, plus you can bluff a lot of flops.
I throw out small pairs with a big raise. But it still depends on the size of my stack. Sometimes when I'm three cards, I do not raise and hide my superiority.
I play in small pairs only when there is a small bet, when players raise and reraise I do not play and discard small pairs, but very rarely when I have a big stack I sometimes can play on a small pair but this is a very very rare case!
Lol, my issue is with high pairs. Mid pairs are perfect for me.. low pairs are .. low. I think I lost 20% of my bankroll on 888 with QQ. That's with a Q on flop too.
I used to overplay small pairs a lot. Now I raise with them in late position (to steal blinds mostly, but also to setmine, if I happen to get called), but I won't be calling raises anymore. I will just fold.
I agree. I only play small pairs in late positions and having a knoledge of how opened UTG, MP, and raising x3 BB preflop. if someone calls i evaluate flop. if someone 3bet, i probably fold. If you hit the flop then you have to bet for value but be careful of a wet flop could bring you a lot of troubles.