will you play or ask

[alfiyka]

How do you feel about that in a serious game you came a couple of twos or threes.Will you play or ask.Personally, I only play them when I'm in the lead.

 

[This Fish Chums]

Baby Pairs in a "Serious" Game

When I'm in a "serious game" and get a low pocket pair I'll open for 2BBs or call up to 3BBs. Yeah you're not going to beat anyone who pairs the board, but there's about a 10% chance of hitting trips. This means there's about a 12% which outplays almost all odds of hitting "greater hands" on the flop (i.e. the odds of flopping a flush is about 6%). Plus, when you do hit a low set there is a great chance that no one will see you coming, meaning you can usually scoop a huge pot. So, yeah, I play/open small pairs in serious games.
In "non-serious" games I'll open up and call up to 5Bs for isolation purposes.

 

[TeUnit]

If you got over 30bb effective stacks great to set mine or if you are in position and think you can get away with a steal.

 

[petalms2]

I love the small pairs as well nothing like a set of ducks with an action card on the flop. However they have failed me a few time to a larger set arrgg.

 

[ice mary]

I go into the game in a few blinds, hoping to catch a set

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[Salavat Kozhakhmetov]

I play these pairs very rarely, if the position allows, if there is no set or straight draw on the flop,then I think I need to fold these hands!

 

[Chalada12]

it depends of the situation, if it s tournament or cash games , usually I ll call see what the flop will bring , maybe see the turn, also , it will be better to play those hands only against 1/2 players. SO that the chances of winning the hand don t get lower.

 

[619Leafs]

How do you feel about that in a serious game you came a couple of twos or threes.Will you play or ask.Personally, I only play them when I'm in the lead.

I would play them if I had a big chip stack as well being in the lead.

 

[eberetta1]

Not a fan of small pairs, like 2's or 3's Too many times my wonderful 3 of a kind loses to another 3 of a kind.

 

[FroZeeN89]

It depends a lot, what position? What level of blind? Which stack? How many players at the table?

But overall, pair 2 has to be played only to hit a set on the flop but is easy fold.