Quote Originally Posted by Fortune 500
First of all, welcome.

Second pair is a tricky proposition. I don't know that you're going to get a lot of firm advice on this. If I were you, I would post several hands where it's perplexing you and get some specific feedback.

So much depends on reads, position, the preflop action, the game situation, strength of kickers... there's so many variables with a marginal strength hand that any firm and hard guidelines are going to lead you astray. That said, someone will sweep by and give you some shortly, I imagine.

Much like most of poker, it depends. I would post as many situations as you can, and with our advice and your experience at the table, you'll get a better feel for it.

In your hand, for example, if you have a read, a fold can be right. I think a raise can be reasonable to see where you're at, and there's an argument for floating him on the flop and then aggressing the turn, if he slows down. You've got a ton of options, but they depend on your read of opp. Personally, I probably float a call here to control the pot size, and raise it on the turn if the card seems safe. Lots of options though.
I agree for the most part but..

Against a TAG I'd be firing a raise back at him, to see how serious he is. Most TAG's (me included) will fold to a reraise on their C-Bet if their AK/AQ misses.

If he's a wild maniac, it's probably best to not get involved. His range is huge, and it could include J2, 25 suited or even A3 betting his gutshot. Best to wait until you nail a real big hand against these guys.

9/10 here though, against most opponents, I'd be firing back at him, hoping he has AK/AQ and he's just C-betting.

In my opinion, a call is the worst option, as you have no real idea if he has overcards/overpair, top pair (say AJ) or nada.