weak pocket pair (from 33 to 66)

How do you play weak pocket pair (from 33 to 66)?

I think this is a bit of an open-ended question. How I play these depends on too many factors to give you a set answer.

One main factor you need to consider is your position at the table, whether cash game or tournament. It is not a good idea to play these UTG, early in a tournament, but then that depends on your opponents!

I would suggest you narrow down your question, for instance are you asking about a cash or tournament, as you probably know, the play you make with small pairs can vary a lot. There are a lot of different posts on here discussing both cash and tournament play - perhaps some of these may help you. Gl.............................

I think you can play in a tournament this pairs from all position when you have 125+ BB, when you have 125+BB you have to be tororist at your table, but play it carrefully

Only limp and playing for set-value, if less 35bb only fold.

Early in the tournament when the blinds are low I would either limp or min-raise and try to setmine. If someone were to raise, I would fold. However if I would have 10bb or less I would shove if folded to me in middle position or later.

Again it depends on so many factors: position, stack, opponents etc. Generally from UTG less than 10 bb - all-in, less than 30-50bb - fold, more than 50bb - limp.

horizon12 said:

Only limp and playing for set-value, if less 35bb only fold.

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^ this

but depending on your playing style/chip stack there are other ways of playing them.

often i'll limp them from early position with intent of calling a small raise if the odds are there for me

if in middle-late position i'll raise them and represent a better hand if i don't hit my set but still tread carefully

That mostly depends upon who I am playing against. .. against some players you can raise with any two cards. But mostly, I play pocket low pairs very conservatively seeking if I hit a set on the flop and if not then mostly folding

Open shove for me honestly 24/7. MAX pressure, if I'm called from behind so be it.....

Most of the time it is fine to fold these hands out of position, unless the table is very weak.

Whenever we are in position, or out of position against weaker players, a minimum raise pre-flop can be better than limping, but only whenever we are first to act.

If we raise the minimum, the players in the blinds might make mistakes and fold a lot of 50/50 hands like 78-JT, giving us more opportunities to win. We also disguise our hand more for post-flop situations so we do not always need to hit a set.

I lost 75BBs from this situation last night. I was on the button with AQo, 1 player from early position and one from middle called to me, I raised by 4BBs. The blinds folded, but the other 2 players called me. The flop came 6h4sAh. They checked to me, I raised the pot and the early player called, the middle folder. Turn was 9h; I raised the pot again and was called. River fell 8d; I bet again, was called, and he turned 44 and took the pot with trips.

I was had by a slow player, and wonder if there was anything more I could have done to avoid this situation?

I was trying to set mine with 22 and villain C-bet for a huge amount so I folded my pair. The turn card was a 2. Guess what the river was... a 2!!!

I know don't be result oriented, but I could of had quads (Villain had PP 10s)

Dazzle01 said:

I lost 75BBs from this situation last night. I was on the button with AQo, 1 player from early position and one from middle called to me, I raised by 4BBs. The blinds folded, but the other 2 players called me. The flop came 6h4sAh. They checked to me, I raised the pot and the early player called, the middle folder. Turn was 9h; I raised the pot again and was called. River fell 8d; I bet again, was called, and he turned 44 and took the pot with trips.

I was had by a slow player, and wonder if there was anything more I could have done to avoid this situation?

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I'm usually not trying to go for three streets of value with top pair especially when called on the flop. I would check the turn and see what he did on the river. You may not be able to get away from the hand entirely but you can at least avoid bloating the pot and maybe save yourself some chips.

If you want to look up some concepts that apply to this situation try looking at "pot control" and "reverse implied odds"

Although I've played them many ways, I usually limp or play them as cheaply as possible preflop. If it hits...great! If it misses it's easy to run away from any significant bet.

I generally will play from any position, but it must be cheap, because most times I will fold them. Pre-flop, I will get in if cheap (limp or 2xBB), but fold if raised again. After the flop, I won't stay in unless I hit a set.

The way these hand game varies greatly from this as the field, my stack and my opponents and table position. But generally speaking I like confer things will happen. If you are in a position try to reduce the number of opponents and post flop play will vary depending on the opponent. If you are out of position and the input is cheap sometimes I paid to see what happens but no hold on the cards too

tiltshove said:

Open shove for me honestly 24/7. MAX pressure, if I'm called from behind so be it.....

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Do NOT do this. BAD advise for new players.

I only play cash so only play these for set-mine value.

I generally limp and if I am raised then will only call if the villain has a good stack size to get paid off. The odds of flopping a set is around 12% im pretty sure so it is good to make sure the villain's stack size is atleast 8x his raise.

If the stack is large, uniquely to play (you can raise).
If at the beginning of the game, all about the same Number of chips, too, can play.
But if someone goes all-in then most likely fold (depending on how many chips your opponent)

I always play with 22 pairs independently or AA

If no one raises, limp in and see a cheap flop .There is a 8.28-to-1 (10.8%) chance of flopping a set with any pocket pair.If you hit a set at the flop and there is no draws(flush or straight)check and raise at turn and get the maximum out of it

i think you always limp with these hands than hope you hit and be prepared to drop for flush chasers and if straights are on board depending on bets.

Position matters so does blinds table etc... I am trying to hit sets early to double up or better yet if only have a 1k chip stack to start have to play smart and sometimes just let things go.

Again later in tournaments is same thing cannot tell you how often couple people all in I lay down up to tens cause I always believe will be other times better position hands etc.. to make plays against weaker players etc..

I believe that it depends on your position at the table. If you're early position, a fold, or maybe a call is best. Hoping for a great hand by the set, though someone may raise you thats in mid to late position, and your could lose chips. In middle position, I recommend a call, as your waiting to see if you get trips, but you shouldn't raise as their could stuill be better preflop hand then you. In late position or are SB or BB, however, you probably should call (when its just BB), so you probably get the easy 3 cards. Though, you could raise (when folded to you or only one caller), to try to win the pot preflop-when considering to do this, you have to consider if your stack permits this, so you do not have a significant decrease of chips as a result of doing the raise.

Well, that's preflop (your first action the hand). If you hit the trips, most likely depending on the aggression of your table, you may want to make the bets (you can get amounts you want, though opponents may fold, fearing you have a better hand. Or, you may want to slowroll (taking lots of time on decisions *check,call,bet* to make them think you have a poor hand. Though, the hand could end in a dry pot.

I'm a very conservative player and those little pocket pairs make me pucker. LOL It all depends on so many factors, most off the time I fold them.

In the beginning of the tournament, simply call , in late always a minimum raise , without a set on the flop easily pass in rare cases, CB. About cash game I can't say anything.