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Asnoman
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03-14-2009, 08:33 PM
Post subject: How can i play pocket pairs?
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Hi guys,
I just play poker for a few months. I really love Texas hold'em. I read a lot about it, and very different strategies... but i want to know how i should play exactly my pocket pairs at the preflop.
Which is the correct bet with AA or KK? what i must to do with TT or less? Because i usually bet or call with TT and then i must to fold because there are higher cards in the flop.
Thank you and good luck.
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celtic123
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AFchung
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QQ, KK, and AA you can bet really aggressively
22-66 generally we're looking to hit a set on the flop
77-JJ is a bit tricker to play imo. the hand is strong but most of the time our hand can't stand too much action
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Asnoman
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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LOL celtic! I'm Spanish, so I don't speak English very well... there are lots of articles in spanish that i don't read yet. But I'll read somethings here, sure  .
AFchung, thank you for your help. But what do you want to say with really aggressively? Always all in, a half of my stack, the pot...? I wish to learn to play tournaments better, cause if I get AA, i go all in, but if a crazy player calls and win, i lose my join in the tournament.
I don't know if I explain me very well, lol but I think that you understand me.
Thank you.
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AFchung
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in tournaments a lot of luck is involved. not only will you need hands to hold up, but you'll probably be sucking out a few times if you're really going to be making it deep in a tournament
you shouldn't be worried about busting. its going to happen very often, and if you ever get your money in with KK/AA you should be happy
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PETERTHEGR8T
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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I'm starting to push really hard if I get Q's through A's as mentioned above. I've played conservatively and have gotten burned by limpers making s straight.
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derekvsmith
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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i think no matter what pair your holding it all depends on the opositonm u r at the table and who ur playing with i mean if u r at a donkey filled table hell yeah jack it up with AA hell push if needed
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amir is cool
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3-of-a-Kind
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With 22-JJ I usually try to see the flop for as cheaply as possible, if I make the set, then I will play for a big pot.
With QQ-AA, usually I'll be trying to play for a small to a medium size pot. I get aggressive both preflop and pf. I will try to make it as expensive as possible to draw against me. What I really want to do here is thin the field as much as possible, so I will frequently bet/raise/3bet to try to get as many opponents as I can to fold. Pocket Aces against a random hand wins 85.5% of the time. Pocket Aces against 4 random hands 55.8% of the time.
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JKDS
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it depends
generally though, many ppl play 88-JJ ether too passively or way too aggressively.
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Asnoman
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Thank you everybody! I try to do it better.
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ArcadianRock
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Asno, I suggest you try and find a good poker book to read. I know most are in english but it's much easier to read another language than it is to write it as you well know.
If you get Harrington on Holdem you'll have a good base knowledge to build off of and after a month of reading and practicing you'll be ready to pwn the lower limits.
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bigspenda73
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that is enough of these ridiculous threads and the obv post-whoring that goes on in them.
If anyone posts a thread that obviously has been discussed 50+ times before your thread will be locked.
There is a search function, stickies in every forum, and more than likely, the same exact thread on the front page of each forum. Failure to use these tools will result in your thread being locked.
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