Small pair. What to do?

[throughstruggle]

What do you do with 22, 33, 44..? OK, it depends on a situation, it's not the same when most players folded their cards, or when you're at the dealer's spot and like 4 people already went all in...but generaly, what are your experiences? Mine are not so good 👎

Personally, I play hands like 22.33.44 preflop open limp. And I hope to catch a set postflop. I do not bet bluff and play passively. I didn’t hit, the opponent puts, I fold.

 

[Teddy3027]

What do you do with 22, 33, 44..? OK, it depends on a situation, it's not the same when most players folded their cards, or when you're at the dealer's spot and like 4 people already went all in...but generaly, what are your experiences? Mine are not so good 👎

Just Fold unless you can check(aka the big blind)

Reason: You are trapped too many times!

Thanks Teddy

 

[LukasynoACAB]

Check if the big blind isn't to big, u can have a luck and 3 of a kind ...

 

[Arkham]

смотрите на свои фишки и позицию и играйте чаще на любой паре. если вам повезет, вы поймаете префлоп или фулл-хаус на ривере.

This

 

[gryllz_wins]

Play for the set, easy in easy out, you hit, you try to get all the chips, you don't and you are left with a very easy decision - fold.

 

[ScottieDuncan]

Check out the big blind and play accordingly.

 

[Sora do poker]

I do not usually have good results with small pairs in EP, I usually use them when I have more than 30BB, so it becomes safer

 

[podoloboq]

In these situations I try to be passive, but often I rescue this combination)):bebored:

 

[ShuffleUPanDeal111]

small pair , around 20% possibility i never play when is situation like p.s 2 cards for flush or open ended straight draw, NEVER.
for flop like 6c8hKs , you can try to play small pair i think

 

[Therminator]

With small pairs I'll try to limp in and usually hope for hitting Trip's.

 

[gena31]

When playing with the youngest pairs or only with the lower cards you always take risks, so you should always come from your bankroll, can you take the risk or not

 

[davidkimtai89]

Small pair , what will you do ?

When it come to small pair , what do you need to do ? you let all in with any pair . The ratio of win is highly . I do not know how , but when i all in with any pair the other usually have no fitted card .

 

[Obrudzsahad32]

I dont have good experience with small pairs!

 

[Larry Sanders]

I like small pairs from LP or in the blinds, if I can get in the pot cheap. If there are already several all-ins, I will most often let them go. If I am around 10 BB, I will shove them first in or call all in from the blinds against a LP shove. The most important thing is to see them as cheaply as possible. And if you are going to play them, choose MP or LP and always raise in order to give you the chance to C-Bet if you miss.

 

[Adrian2809]

hmm..depends on the situation, but if asked I pay to see the flop, something good can happen no?

 

[Snake2007]

I personally pay when I have a small pair, if a player gives all in I do not pay of course. I only pay with small pairs the armor or maybe a bet depends on the pair.

 

[Ktv2018]

i usually play them, don't raise just hope on something on the flop. maybe 3 of kind

 

[gallora]

Always different. I can pretend that I missed my move.:laugh:

 

[pattye66]

All depends on position, size of your stack, stage of a tournament and amount of pre flop raise. I usually like to call a raise pre flop to try and catch three of a kind unless it's early in the tourney and the raise will put me at risk to bust.

 

[Mohamed48]

Position is everything call or fold

 

[Sale_MLS]

Small pairs ruined few my games

 

[Dkerridge14]

Early positions get rid of the small pairs, just run you into too much trouble. Middle sometimes depending on the game, if calling stations are in. Set mine more often.
Late positions then get involved more for the set mine but gain a lot more showdown value

 

[tamara822]

I don't like those small pairs. I mostly fold them. I don't have a good experience with them. As most of my predecessors wrote, it also depends on position and blinds. And of course the amount of chips you have at that point.

 

[mimietmour]

Every thing is demanding a special regard on the situation. the player, the position the feeling. Yep I do feel the player sometimes.

 

[Shumkoolie]

I always enter the game with small pairs, regardless of my position at the table, if it is not too expensive (up to 4BB). With a well-camouflaged set, I can easily double my stack. If I am not lucky, I can also easily exit the game.

Yes, 100% correct. These types of hands can be easy to play if you are playing good, solid poker.

I would call a raise in late position and fold to 3 bet, fold in early position in the cash game. In the mtt: the same, but if i have less than 15 BB i would play push/fold.

Yes, push/fold is pretty much the only option here when you are under 15BB.

I only call small pairs as long as there is no high raise in the pre-flop if someone raises in the pre-flop I fold

What if you have position on this person who's raising? Are you folding 100% of the time?

Yes. And there is an option to get into the set over. The profit from such a hand is small

I don't agree - if you flop a set on a board, for example, that is 36Q (Let's say you have Pocket 3's), you might get your opponent's entire stack if, for example, they flop top pair and are married to that hand.

After the flop with small pocket pairs, you are far ahead or far behind. What to do next? Again two answers to this question. You can reset or you can continue the game.

Depending on board texture, you are somewhere in between a lot more often than you think. The "way ahead-way behind", while fundamentally correct, is Level 1 thinking. Remember, your opponent is also in the hand and may not love seeing a particular board either. In which case, you may want to try and semi-bluff into a pot, and see if you can push your opponent off a hand that may be better than yours, but again, maybe not if the cards are face up.

Some say that 44 is the lucky hand on pokerstars 🃏

Pocket 9's are often referred to as the "Stars Nuts". Watch streamers that play on pokerstars, and you'll hear that quite often.

Small pairs ruined few my games

Hopefully you can learn from those situations and apply it to future situations. But yes, small pairs have ruined everyones' games at times, but it shouldn't make you hesitant to play those hands again.