Low Pockets

[straight167]

I call almost any preflop raise from a person with a lot of money in front of them if I have a pocket pair. If you hit, you take their stack.

One exception was last night I had 66 in BB. The button raised to 3xBB, and the SB reraised to 6xBB. I dropped my 66, the button called, and the flop came out 667. The SB had 77. I cried like an infant.

but you still made the right move, folding low pocket pair's to a raise and a reraise is very smart play. chances of the button coming back over the top after you call is too high

How is that a good play? I'll read the replies, but unless the original raiser ends up rereraising, this is +EV to play for a set. Sets love multi-way pots where several people are committed. Even with a short stack I'd probably make the call there; with a full stack I'd do it all day long and twice on Sunday. 6x at that point is nothing.

i agree with Jeffrey here....any pocket pairs good against multi-way pots. i do understand people flop a set 1 out of 8 times but then again i also know that people with premium hands (not a pocket) raises a lot. If they dont hit it, you win. So playing with a low pocket pair is all about making the right decision at the right time. You just have to worry about running into higher pockets than urs.

I hit numerous sets on the turn or river and won many pots. My opponents just called my bets when I didnt have the position and just bet out. If they do have a pocket pair as well...then they will probably come over the top.

I noticed some people folded their pockets and coulda hit the quad. You think thats bad? Try 3 players ALL flopping sets. The flop came out, 10, A, 3. I had the tens....I was playing $4/8 Limit and it was capped all the way.