Small pocket pairs!

[texas4life45]

I been playing poker for a year now and I have a hard time playing small pocket pairs...Do you think it is wise to raise before the flop or wait until after the flop hoping to catch a set! I guess the amount of players still involved would play a part in what decision is to be made!

[kyndig]

i think it depends mostly on position and stack size

early position i limp because i hate to be reraised with 66

mid position i will make a small feeler bet and hope to catch a set if people hang around

late position i usually play em for a raise and then bet the flop at least if it makes it around and no one has bet

if i have a decent lead i will try to get all in with them and heads up for a coin flip or better

[mervhage]

I been playing poker for a year now and I have a hard time playing small pocket pairs...Do you think it is wise to raise before the flop or wait until after the flop hoping to catch a set! I guess the amount of players still involved would play a part in what decision is to be made!

Your question is kinda vague. You need to be more specific b/c this question has approx. 1000 different answers. If you could give a few scenairos as examples, it would be easier to answer the question.

As Kyndig said, it depends on position.

[Dday44]

Hi!

Playing small PPs has much less to do with position than it does the stage of the tourny.

Early game - going for set value and you are trying to stack someone if you hit- so why raise?

Mid-game - You may not play them at all because you cannot get your implied value out of them if you hit a set.

Late game - They are a made hand preflop and you will probably raise big or go allin and try and win nice pot heads-up.

All the best, Dave

[kyndig]

i agree with this %100 but i think the statement is more valid for mtt than stt, though still accurate for both