How do you play a Set?

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generally with a set if it is a dry flop I try to get the most money from my opponent. I play slow and there are times when I run with luck and some lamplighter gets what he deserves.
when there are wet flops I am very cautious and there are times when I throw the game
 
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Hi.
With such a hand, I prefer an aggressive game. At least for me, aggressive play in such situations is the best option. Although I love poker, I usually try to minimize my risks.
Good luck.
 
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if the board is draw heavy i will bet /raise / reraise heavily already on the flop . if the board is dry i will slowplay it as much as i can and try to extract as much value that way as i can
 
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I've been meaning to ask someone what a wet and dry board means. I been playing 20+ years and don't know that. Thanks for the replies and GL to you all today
 
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In general I play them aggressively, but if I am playing against someone who donks a lot when people miss a cbet or don't rep strength, I sometimes slowplay them.
 
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The first rule about sets is: Never get married with sets!
The second rule about sets is: Never slowplay sets!
The third rule about sets is: If you notice an overset the hand is over



 
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We need far more info
1) preflop action
2) stack sizes and Stack To Pot Ratio
3) villains range and style
4) which set (top, middle, bottom) on which board texture?
5) pot HU or MW?

low SPR means we can get it in on the flop if villain is likely to have calling hands, or slow play if the texture is dry and we want villain to catch up or bluff.

high SPR means that we want to start building the pot. If we were the preflop aggressor than usually we want to CBet unless villain overfolds, but will get sticky if we check the flop; or will bluff if we check the flop. Then on the turn vs an aggressive opponent we might check to induce a bluff If we were not the preflop aggressor we can either donk (vs a CS or aggro who likes to raise donks) or go for a check raise (vs players who over value their hand, or think w x/r as a bluff too much), or k/c versus players who like to barrel or get 2 streets of value early. (We prefer the k/r flop since most players are more inclined to call a flop k/r than turn k/r, and a larger pot on the flop makes them more inclined to stick around for later streets).

Wetter textures - induce us to bet - both because weaker value hands might think we are bluffing with a draw; and draws are more willing to call us right now.

Top set on dry boards should be more inclined to slow play since they aren't likely up against TPTK and we need to let villain 'catch up'; but 2nd or 3rd set might be able to get it in on the flop vs TPTK, or two pair hands.

MW inclines us to bet, since it is more likely someone got a piece that they are willing to stick around for.
 
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As previous comments have said, it depends on situations. As several poker commentators have said after a set loses a hand - always bet your set.
 
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its depends on the set. its top set? is a middle set or a smaller one? and of course your position and the villains position. what about the action preflop? are you calling a raise or you are getting call? 3-bet? anyway in the flop the action goes as continuation of the preflop action in function of the range of the villain and the flop structure. for my to advice you, i need more information. poker its a game about situations in my humble opinion.
 
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I'll paraphrase one of the best pieces of advice that I've ever read, pertaining to sets, by Dan Harrington:

If your opponent has a better set than you, then you're supposed to lose a lot of money.
 
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Slow playing hurts your winrate
 
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It will depend a lot on how many players are in the pot, you must also take into account the flop you have at the table, you can have a dry flop, semi-connected flop, or connected flop, because of that you can make several decisions, in other words it will depend 100% on the flop, so in general you can not give a generic answer, you must have a plan for that, also influences the type of opponent with whom you are facing, so you have to be careful.
 
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No Bologna

I slow play a flopped set. Watch board texture, adjust accordingly.
 
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I play the set very aggressively.Why am I doing this? Such an aggressive game will bewilder the gamers.A strong player will think that I will not play aggressively with a set and will pay me, doubting that I have a strong hand.A weak player will never throw top pair)))
 
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getting a set is the worst thing that can happen on some sites. This one site, lets call it "Bet on Lies" gives out sets in order to screw over people who play with some skill. They suck so bad, if you have AT and villain has A7, your chances of winning are actually lower than A7, imo. "Cheat on Line" is offered as a free play, but unless you're into getting phuqqed over for playing properly, don't you dare. GL
 
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I just played a set of 8. Preflop 3h Jc 8d. I bet 1/3 pot try to represent I pair a Js. He call. Turn a 10c. I bet 1/2 pot. He call. River Kh. I shoved. He call with pair Qs.:p
 
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Playing a flopped set

I play it different all the time. I tend to bet more if it is a low set. On some of these tournaments you see the same people multiple times. I don't want them to get a feel of how you play. Serious players watch for trends.
 
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Sometime easy, with calls and checks...and sometime big raise or all-in. Depends on situation at the table.
 
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I won't go in too deep pre-flop with a set.

And I never Play 6's, I wouldn't want to win with a set of 6's anyway :D

And I almost allways play lucky 7's :D
 
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I play a set with a lot of cunning, I try to fool the opponent as much as possible.
 
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I play the set differently, it all depends on the flop and the opponent:icon_thum
 
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I tend to play them pretty aggressively, to try and knock out any hands that might improve.
 
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I usually wait my opponent action and play accordingly. Most of the times I do it aggressively.
 
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I won't go in too deep pre-flop with a set.

And I never Play 6's, I wouldn't want to win with a set of 6's anyway :D

And I almost allways play lucky 7's :D
With a set of 6, I also often lost. Not a happy combination:D:D:D
 
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Bingo a set! What do I do??

A set is the true bingo. Especially small pairs. So when do we really make money in poker? We either take down big pots when people go on tilt or there's a head on collision two people have great hands coolers...
So the first thing we have to realize is where we are are we playing micro online for we at the world series of poker.
I'm going to stick with the ladder because I think most people are probably Mike road to small stakes players at the casino playing one too if the majority of the people.
With that said I think people have already stated here do not slow play you need to build the pot I don't totally agree with this.
More texture and the type of players that are at the table has a lot to do with the actions that you're going to take. And how many people are in the pot.
First things first let's talk about how you hit this set in the first place... Are you in the big blind with a pair of threes under the gun raised and three people came along and you flatted because you were getting odds on the money... Realize that this could be a problem for a pair of shoes that hit a set even on a dry board others could have been set mining too and hit set over set we all know what that feels like when we on the wrong end of the stick...
But the main thing we hope for when we hit a set is seeing an ace on board if there was a couple people that came along most likely somebody is holding that Ace .. in early position I think it's perfectly fine just slow play The flop come alive on the turn.
The real question is should I be playing small pairs and poor positions in the first place and I think the answer is no... I think you should stick with sevens and above to keep yourself out of trouble not leak money... And playing smaller pocket pairs in position is always the best because they have playability out of position it's more of a hope and a prayer...
Oh and let me take that back not perfectly fine in a multi-way pot to ever slow play bottom set out of position take the lead take control and drive that car...
Cheers
 
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