Chopper 0 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 How do you guys GENERALLY play your 22-66? ive seen a couple ways like "set-hunting" and the like, but am trying to make them as profitable as they can be.Do you limp early, raise late?Do you only limp and call small/normal raises?Or, do you RFI and burn out early if set doesnt hit?Seems to me, if you wait for position and raise to chase out junk hands, as well as, other small pairs, nobody gives you credit for less than face cards and bigger pp's. This would make it difficult, if not impossible, to put you on a set when the flop comes Q T 4...and you have the 44. Obviously, this would be profitable, but it brings up another question...If you raise late, how often do you get "over-setted?" Probably more often than limping or folding to preflop raises, but overall, its probably still rare.Anyway, any advice would be appreciated...just looking for options to keep changing things up. Link to post Share on other sites
Jordan 1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 set over set only happens like 1% of the time. I limp a lot of my small pairs, 22-77, I'll raise 88 in Late position if I'm opening, or depending on who limps...Personally, I think hitting sets will win you the most in NL, they are just so damn hard to see.- Jordan Link to post Share on other sites
TJ_Eckleburg 0 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Limp early, call reasonable raises, and don't open-raise in LP.No set no bet.Easy (: Link to post Share on other sites
Jordan 1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 open limping in late position with 22-88 is just bad i think, especially if you are arguing that this should be done almost every time.Ive said it before and i'll say it again, i'd rather open limp JTs or 89s then open limp 22-88/99 in late postion.- Jordan Link to post Share on other sites
wannabe 0 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Limp early, call reasonable raises, and don't open-raise in LP.No set no bet.Easy (:you can play this way, but a good opponent will rarely pay you off. I like to raise in LP though.. if you hit a set you can sometimes play a big pot w/ it if your opponent has top pair. otherwise, you have the lead in the hand, and can cont. bet, and usually take it down there.. granted your opponent misses.i agree w/ limping in EP though.. you never really wanna play big hands OOP. Link to post Share on other sites
Scott3705 0 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Limp early, call reasonable raises, and don't open-raise in LP.No set no bet.Easy (:Suprised to see that. I agree with limping early if the table's passive enough. I fold a lot of small pairs in EP if the table's fairly agressive though. I almost always raise any PP's in LP as long as I don't have 4 limpers in front of me already. Take a lot of pots when the blinds call and miss. and I always tend to play my biggest pots when i hit my set and I've raised from LP. I get Aj and AQ AK to pay me off when the flop comes A 5 Set card. I don't know. I open raise in LP and limp with a lot of limpers in front. Call a reasonable raise in LP. Link to post Share on other sites
Chopper 0 Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Thanks for the advice. Seems to me if you raise late, you blow out the junk, and are left with AK, AJ, KJ and the like. When your set hits, you really get paid off, especially when AJ hits his J, or AK hits his A and K. It becomes impossible to see my teenie, weenie set when you see only your top two pair or TPTK! And if I'm lucky enough that you have the stack to play a big pot, I'll take it all...It has happened enough to me on the flip-side that I'm trying to learn from the pattern. I cant tell you how many times my AQ called a modest raise preflop only to find when my Q hits, my opponent hit his set and i get RRed on the flop or turn. OUCH! Link to post Share on other sites
blakheart 3 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Thanks for the advice. Seems to me if you raise late, you blow out the junk, and are left with AK, AJ, KJ and the like. When your set hits, you really get paid off, especially when AJ hits his J, or AK hits his A and K. It becomes impossible to see my teenie, weenie set when you see only your top two pair or TPTK! And if I'm lucky enough that you have the stack to play a big pot, I'll take it all...It has happened enough to me on the flip-side that I'm trying to learn from the pattern. I cant tell you how many times my AQ called a modest raise preflop only to find when my Q hits, my opponent hit his set and i get RRed on the flop or turn. OUCH!Pushing other hands out preflop isn't really your goal with small pairs. More players is actually ok here. You want someone to make some sort of hand they can pay you with.Open raising in late position is ok because it sets up a steal. But you can do that with any two cards. I prefer to get in as cheap as I can with small pairs and hope to hit a set or dump my hand. Link to post Share on other sites
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