Small Pair Practice - Lets start with Eights

[pokerstudAA]

Excuse the multi hand post but I need some general advice regarding small pairs. I am planning on posting a few different sets of small pair hands this week to try and plug some leaks.


HAND 1:
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Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, BB calls.


No one else in the hand so I raised first in. Both blinds are pretty loose/agg - 40/10 or so...

Flop: (6 SB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds.

Just follow up the preflop raise with a bet here. Pretty scary board for everyone. After all I have the 8 high flush draw right?

Final Pot: 3.50 BB




HAND 2:
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Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

This time I limped because of the additional limper.

Flop: (5 SB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks.

Mabye I should bet this flop if it is check to me?

Turn: (2.50 BB) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, Hero folds, MP2 folds.

Now why did I check the flop. Now I puss and fold. If no one has an ace my 88 should be solid here.

River: (4.50 BB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: 4.50 BB




HAND 3:
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Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, BB calls, MP1 calls.

One limper - this time I raise - might drive out some high cards from the blind.

Flop: (8 SB) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB calls, MP1 folds.

Bingo - set.

Turn: (6.50 BB) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.

River: (10.50 BB) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB

Hand 3 looks pretty standard and played easily.



Comments are appreciated.

[jt1]

Hand 3 is the only interesting hand

hand 1 - fine

hand 2 - bet flop

hand 3 - well played. Though, I'd be tempted to build this small pot.

[jason_t]

Hand 1 is standard.
Hand 2 you should bet the flop.
Hand 3 you should just call the flop, then raise the turn.

[ErrantNight]

hands 1 &amp; 3 are standard.

hand 2 i raise preflop and bet the flop. the turn will play differently now, but i'm certainly not folding to an undercard.

[masonx]

all three hands are fine. I dont think im folding in hand 2.. maybe to a face card. Not an under..