tallseas wrote:
Your best odds with any high pocket pair is to isolate one player. Slow rolling them will get you busted. When playing anything lower than kings, you better pay attention to the action behind you. Remeber, the odds of another player having a pocket pair are pretty high on a nine player table. Your odds of winning drop off substantially after queens so pre-flop betting should be agressive but gaurded. 99 and down is a call or fold judgement call based on your position, stack size, and actions of the table.
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1) You get dealt pocket 10's, J's, or Q's...you can take 2 routes at playing this you can either raise a few times the big blind and this way most people will fold and maybe you will have 2-3 players to the flop...on the other hand if you want to want to win more...you should just smooth call the bets pre-flop...and hope to hit your set or straight...if you hit your set..you are good for the rest of the hand and you should take it down...but if there are straight or flush draws possible try to bet big to try and get those drawing players out of the pot....dont be afraid to throw the hand away if u have to..but if you get nothing on the flop...be prepared to fold..DONT go allin with all low cards out there or a board pair
2) You get dealt pocket K's...with this hand...depending on where in the tourney you are...try to push all-in if you can...many times an ace will hit on the flop and you are done (usually)...try to get one player to call ur all-in and usually you will win that hand...only unless they suck out...you got it
3) Pocket Aces- so many people get KO'd with this hand...play them carefully...go all-in preflop if u have to just to make sure the donks dont hit a cheap flop with 2 pair in it...try to get some callers...if u do try to hit the set...if there are all low cards on the board...dont be afraid to fold em...pocket aces get beat alot and its personal instinct as to when they should be folded...take the time to evaluate the situation and make the right decision for that particular situation...go with your gut feeling not just when playing aces but with any pocket pair...if u think you will win or are ahead...go with it...try to double up with sets and fold when you are beat...thats the best advice i can give for high pocket pairs....best of luck with them for you guys in the future...and tell me your stories as to what happens when you get dealt them...did u win? lose? how did u play them? did u knock the other guy out? let me know...i'd love to hear your stories... i can learn a thing or two from u!! good luck!!