Full House
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 797
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7x or 8x BB is a lot to call with a small pair, even with deep deep stacks. 4x-6x are border line for me. You need to know that your opponent (usually going to be the raiser) is willing to pay off a set if he has an over pair or picks up TPTK. The only times you get paid off with a set is when your opponent has a hand to pay you off with. So even though you catch your set 1/8...your opponent might miss with his AK 2/3 of the time, and not pay you off if the flop comes all rags. If you can read your opp for an over pair given his table image/raise size, and you know he won't fold it when the flop comes all unders, its ok to call 6-8x BB i guess. But only with that read, you cant just say "My stack is 30, his his 40, i only have to call 3$....thats 1/10th of my stack, i make a set 1/8 times, i'm gonna get PAID." because it doesn't work like that.
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