What do you do with small pairs in No Limit Holdem Poker?
What do you do with small pairs, I’m mainly talkng about 2’s throug maybe 6’s or 8’s? My thinking is that you either gotta go all in without seeing the flop and make someone really go out on the line and hope they draw a pair, otherwise just throw them away. Seems like a waste to even call and see the flop because you already have 2 of those cards so the odds of you drawing a third aren’t good and a pair of 3’s or something like that is pretty worhtless if you let others see the flop. Just wondering if anyone else has a better way of playing them.
You have it all wrong my friend, 95% of the time you should just limp with these kind of small pairs. By going all in with them you are only going to get called called by hands that have you crushed, so why do it. Now i can see if you are on the short stack, but if you have some chips then the limp in is the way to go. Now if i am on the button and no one has made a play on the pot, and i look down to find a pair like 4-4’s, i might make a nice raise of 3-4 times the big blind, but i will never put all my chips in pre-flop on a small pair unless i am short on chips. By limping in if you get a big re-raise you can still dump the hand with out being pot stuck at all, by putting all your chips in the middle you have to have the best hand, this takes away any plays like being able to bluff the flop or play position. A limp may seem weak to a lot of players, but up front just limp, or if you are even in late position and there is action in front of you, you may want to dump the hand and move on. Pairs are great, but the can still be beat, i myself have been know to even fold bigger hands to big bets, so get used to folding hands, and get used to limping in.
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