how to play small pocket pair - Live Low-stakes No Limit Poker Forum

Two Plus Two Forums Poker Strategy Live No-Limit Hold’em Cash

how to play small pocket pair

Post Reply Subscribe

...

07-16-2018 , 11:18 AM

whatnow88

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 239

v1 ($250ish)tight passive
Hero losing image, playing way to loose and is on tilt(now that I look back at it)

Hero ($300) in Mp looks down at 5

and opens to $12
v1 calls

Flop ($28)
J

Hero bets $15
v1 calls

Turn ($58)
7

Hero bets $50
V1 Jams $225
Hero folds

How bad is my play in this hand?
What should I have done different?

Quote

07-16-2018 , 11:20 AM

RagingOwl

banned

Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 284

Limp pre-flop. If you are going to open, open small enough that you can call a 3-bet and set-mine. $7 seems fine. If you get raised to $20 you can still call.

But if you open to $12 and get raised to $30, you really can't call.

As played, c-bet is fine on the flop.

Check/call turn. Have have decent equity here. Try to realize it. Don't risk getting blasted off of your hand by a raise.

Quote

07-16-2018 , 11:34 AM

ZuneIt

veteran

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,160

With a small PP, I'm looking to make 15x my preflop investment when I flop a set to make up for the times I flop it & still lose. Here, you're going to be OOP, unless a blind calls, making it harder to win money post-flop.

Quote

Post Reply Subscribe

...