What do you do with pocket 2's?

I hate them
Reason: You never EVER have more than a 50% chance to win the pot preflop...i play odds and under 80% sucks..anyone like 2's? how do you play them?

I play them like most other low pairs. Call up to 4x (plus a bit more if more players or big stacks involved). Occasionally raise to mix it up.

Postflop, it's mostly no set no bet...or at least play pretty tight.

Then again I kinda suck :P

Originally Posted by maxtheman

I hate them
Reason: You never EVER have more than a 50% chance to win the pot preflop...i play odds and under 80% sucks..anyone like 2's? how do you play them?

in a tight game i raise it , every position except the blinds .in a loose game i'll just limp and hope 2 hit a set...i'll call a raise of 4xbb or 5xbb preflop if im getting 15to1 implied odds .....you'll be surprised how many times you can take down a pot by raising with them preflop and cbetting the flop...after 40k hands i make more money with 2's than i do with KQ,AQ,AJ...

raise

Ya you raise them

raise pf

Raise pf from all positions in a tight game. Limp-call from earlier positions more as the games get looser. They only have set value against calling stations.

Usually play them for a set and will limp or raise in late position hoping to hit a deuce or buy the pot by C-Betting.

I recently started raising 22 and this just happened

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($19)
MP1 ($10.70)
MP2 ($9.60)
CO ($4.45)
Hero ($9.05)
SB ($26.45)
BB ($4.05)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 2, 2.
UTG calls $0.10, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.4, 1 fold, BB calls $0.30, UTG calls $0.30, MP2 folds.

Flop: ($1.35) T, T, 2 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.2, BB folds, UTG calls $0.20.

Turn: ($1.75) 8 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.5, UTG calls $0.50.

River: ($2.75) 4 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $2, UTG raises to $4, Hero raises to $7.95, UTG calls $3.95.

Final Pot: $18.65

Results in white below:
UTG has Js Th (three of a kind, tens).
Hero has 2d 2c (full house, twos full of tens).
Outcome: Hero wins $18.65.

Originally Posted by Smoooth

I recently started raising 22 and this just happened

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($19)
MP1 ($10.70)
MP2 ($9.60)
CO ($4.45)
Hero ($9.05)
SB ($26.45)
BB ($4.05)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 2, 2.
UTG calls $0.10, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.4, 1 fold, BB calls $0.30, UTG calls $0.30, MP2 folds.

Flop: ($1.35) T, T, 2 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.2, BB folds, UTG calls $0.20.

Turn: ($1.75) 8 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.5, UTG calls $0.50.

River: ($2.75) 4 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $2, UTG raises to $4, Hero raises to $7.95, UTG calls $3.95.

Final Pot: $18.65

Results in white below:
UTG has Js Th (three of a kind, tens).
Hero has 2d 2c (full house, twos full of tens).
Outcome: Hero wins $18.65.

bet more on the flop, bet more on the turn (easier to get all-in against a T)

Originally Posted by Smoooth

I recently started raising 22 and this just happened

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($19)
MP1 ($10.70)
MP2 ($9.60)
CO ($4.45)
Hero ($9.05)
SB ($26.45)
BB ($4.05)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 2, 2.
UTG calls $0.10, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.4, 1 fold, BB calls $0.30, UTG calls $0.30, MP2 folds.

Flop: ($1.35) T, T, 2 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.2, BB folds, UTG calls $0.20.

Turn: ($1.75) 8 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.5, UTG calls $0.50.

River: ($2.75) 4 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $2, UTG raises to $4, Hero raises to $7.95, UTG calls $3.95.

Final Pot: $18.65

Results in white below:
UTG has Js Th (three of a kind, tens).
Hero has 2d 2c (full house, twos full of tens).
Outcome: Hero wins $18.65.

Nicely played. I'd be betting more on the flop tho in fear of him hitting one of his jacks. On the turn he has 7 outs, so same thing there. I can see you trying to string along a missed ace though, but you won't get paid off nicely if the is a pair on the board and villain has no set. Bet more.

Thanks alot...

You use them against players like this:

POKERSTARS GAME #6176790496: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/09/05 - 02:51:01 (ET)
Table 'Vienna' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: betgo ($102.35 in chips)
Seat 3: weingajs ($57.65 in chips)
Seat 4: BeatPurdue ($98.85 in chips)
Seat 6: Teninthepit ($97.15 in chips)
Seat 7: Levy Process ($100 in chips)
Seat 8: SicilianDfnc ($103.15 in chips)
Seat 9: rexzizo ($112.25 in chips)
spoiled9 will be allowed to play after the button
betgo: posts small blind $0.50
weingajs: posts big blind $1
JAXX-JAXX: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BeatPurdue [2h 2s]
BeatPurdue: raises $3 to $4
Teninthepit: folds
Levy Process: folds
SicilianDfnc: folds
rexzizo: folds
betgo: folds
weingajs: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [8h 4d 2c]
weingajs: checks
BeatPurdue: bets $5
weingajs: raises $10 to $15
BeatPurdue: calls $10
*** TURN *** [8h 4d 2c] [3d]
weingajs: bets $18
BeatPurdue: raises $61.85 to $79.85 and is all-in
weingajs: calls $20.65 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [8h 4d 2c 3d] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
weingajs: shows [Qs Kc] (high card King)
BeatPurdue: shows [2h 2s] (three of a kind, Deuces)
BeatPurdue collected $112.80 from pot
weingajs leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $115.80 | Rake $3
Board [8h 4d 2c 3d 9c]
Seat 2: betgo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: weingajs (big blind) showed [Qs Kc] and lost with high card King
Seat 4: BeatPurdue showed [2h 2s] and won ($112.80) with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 6: Teninthepit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Levy Process folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: SicilianDfnc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rexzizo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I wonder how much of a role I played in changing the CW here...

Raise them preflop and make quads

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
5 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with :2c :2d
UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.3, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: :7h :2h :2s ($0.65, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: :ts ($0.65, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.4, BB calls.

River: :jh ($1.45, 2 players)
BB bets $1.45, Hero raises to $3.7, BB raises all-in $10.2, Hero calls all-in $5.75.
Uncalled bets: $0.75 returned to BB.

Results:
Final pot: $20.35

Call a preflop raise and make a boat

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
6 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with :2c :2s
UTG raises to $0.3, UTG+1 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: :7c :2h :8d ($1.2, 4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG bets $0.6, CO raises all-in $3.7, SB folds, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Turn: :7d ($12.3, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: $12.3)
Hero checks, UTG checks.

River: :jd ($12.3, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: $12.3)
Hero is all-in $6.
Uncalled bets: $6 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $12.3

I love Pocket 2's. According to PT I win 1.79BB/100 with them

Originally Posted by Fnord

I wonder how much of a role I played in changing the CW here...

you define the cw here.

as far as raising PPs pf, renton's guide had a lot to do with it as well. did you teach him to raise all pps pf?

Originally Posted by maxtheman

I hate them
Reason: You never EVER have more than a 50% chance to win the pot preflop...

unless your opp has a 2 in their hand also...then you are a favorite