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Title: Small/Mid pairs help please Post by: Graham C on June 10, 2007, 05:57:02 PM Been playing the $50k on Stars and I've been going deep but not quite made the money. I'm fairly happy at this level but am struggling with what to do with small/mid pairs late on. Trouble is that I'm not really chipped up at this stage (blinds circa 300/600 onwards). Do I push all in or fold and wait for something better?
Just a bit unsure as I'm not really used to playing $50's regularly. In a cheaper buy in, I'd just push like every other monkey seems to, but is it appropriate here? Talking both first in the pot and also with a caller or two. Trouble with calling is that if you don't hit trips, you're really out of the hand I suppose. Ta, will be using any helpful advise tonight :) Maybe I'll have a quick read of Harrington before hand Title: Re: Small/Mid pairs help please Post by: GlasgowBandit on June 10, 2007, 07:05:13 PM If I can get into the pot on the cheap my rational is to call b more often than not but no set set no bet on the flop. IfI have position and I think my opponent will pass to a raise then I am definately raising.
if its 88 - TT I may push in position depending what action there was before me. Title: Re: Small/Mid pairs help please Post by: boldie on June 10, 2007, 07:25:42 PM With small pairs a lot depends on your table image and the sort of table you're on.
If everyone is tight and you find yourself in decent position you can raise with them. I tend to just limp with them hoping to catch a set but not if the table has one that has been folding to just about any raise. It ofcourse also depends on how many chips you have. I you find yourself close to 10BB's it''s the easiest push in the world with a small pp but if you find yourself with a decent stack you should play the table more than you play your cards. Title: Re: Small/Mid pairs help please Post by: kinboshi on June 10, 2007, 10:10:16 PM The difficult time for small PPs is when you have a medium stack and don't want to end up donking off a lot of chips with a sub-standard hand, so position and who else is in the pot is important. Other than a flopped set - what other flop are you going to be happy seeing when someone bets into it? Same with suited connectors.
When you're short-stacked, it's far easier like Boldie said. Be interesting to see what others have to say on this. In cash games, I love small PPs. No set no bet, but when you hit - you can hit very hard. |