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tiredguy47 Pair
Joined: 03 Nov 2009 Posts: 31
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject: Pocket deuces? |
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What's your guys' take on pocket 2's?
Normally, I'll almost treat them as rags, I'll take them to the flop only if it doesn't cost too much, and quite often late in a tourney if the blinds are high I'll just fold them. Then, if at the flop, I've got no draw or set hopes, I'll fold to any bet.
This normally works for me, but twice today in the same game I did the after fold head smack when it turns out that I would've pulled a full house at the river (would've won) and another a straight at the river (would've won).
Each time I folded after the flop to a bet, even small ones cuz there was nothing but overcards on the board.
Just curious. |
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davidfranses Straight Flush
Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 483
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Call only the big blind (no raise!), and late. Hope to flop a set, and if the price is right, an open ender. Cash big, or fold and loose small.
Fold when early. |
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bleffo19 Message Board Junkie
Joined: 30 Apr 2009 Posts: 1514 Location: SYD, Australia
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| ducks are the nuts iirc |
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HuJwang Forum Blight
Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 9196 Location: Halifax, NS
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| your chances of hitting a set on the turn or river are like 8%. you can't be mindlessly calling to the river every time you have a pocket pair just in hopes of hitting a set. |
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HuJwang Forum Blight
Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 9196 Location: Halifax, NS
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| davidfranses wrote: |
| Call only the big blind (no raise!), and late. Hope to flop a set, and if the price is right, an open ender. |
only open ender you can flop with 22 is 345, which is the 'idiot' end |
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tiredguy47 Pair
Joined: 03 Nov 2009 Posts: 31
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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I know, there's just nothing worse than seeing you folded the nuts, specially when your tournament life is in danger....
Course, I guess it's better than being a fish and flopping your chips away on crap hands with high hopes.... |
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ohsnapzbrah Message Board Junkie
Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 1828 Location: someplace better than ann arbor, b*itchigan
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| tiredguy47 wrote: |
I know, there's just nothing worse than seeing you folded the nuts, specially when your tournament life is in danger....
Course, I guess it's better than being a fish and flopping your chips away on crap hands with high hopes.... |
If it makes you feel better, simply do not look at the board or the table after folding. You can't let you folded cards get the best of you, because it will get to you psychologically. |
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dodge these Message Board Junkie
Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 1052 Location: undisclosed
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| Looks like they're good enough to put you in a possition to take down the WSOP, as are 3's and 4's just so long as you get it all in preflop and run better than Gold, Yang, and Moneymaker combined. |
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