Quote Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye
Two pair is something you want to play fast. I don't treat it much different than having TPTK. This is another draw heavy board and you're betting the minimum. Why? You're giving your opponents an open invitation to catch up. Save the slow playing for your monsters, two small pair isn't one of them.
that's something we should all print out, frame & hang right above our monitors. hitting two-pair on a rag flop from bb/sb is NOT something to be slow-played, especially w/ more than 3 people in the hand (chances are, since you were able to limp in the hand, so did others.) the absolute worst is when you hit two-pair on the flop, check it in early position hoping for a bet & go down to another higher two-pair made on the turn or river b/c everybody behind you checked...

also, this is extremely basic but something i need to really work on myself-- majorly dangerous flops need to be bet @ LEAST pot-sized--i.e., dream flops for suited connectors. when playing against deep stacks, i get nervous about something like a 984 flop even if i'm holding trips & the board is rainbow.