Originally Posted by salsa4ever
unfortunately i haven't played 25NL for a long time
my biggest problem with the hand is the combination of the poor position and the pair is so low.
Our position doesn't really matter too much in this hand as we most likely will not be continuing past the flop if we don't hit.
what do you do when someone wakes up and pumps in a 25BB raise? Your odds are shot.
You fold obviously. It's not like that happens a majority of the time or something though. You just fold - no big deal.
when you hit your set you're still liable to a bigger set or getting counterfeited with the puny 33. that and our nit villain could well just have a missed AK.
If you're not going to play small PP's for sets b/c you're afraid of getting a bad beat or set-over-set then you shouldn't play poker IMO. And yes, he could have a missed AK. He could also have an Overpair or TPTK or 2 Pair or a Combo Draw...What's your point?
I think it's not worth the trouble, but that's just me.
What trouble? The trouble of calling 5bb's pre-flop for a chance to win > 100bb's if you hit? It's really not that much "trouble."
