Struggling with small pockets preflop

[Elbie]

Always struggling with small pockets preflop. Your comments please on: 1. The call UTG. 2. The call of the BB raise 3. The fold to the cap


Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB caps</font>, Hero folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, Button calls.

[7Dave]

1) easy fold.

2) easy call.

3) call.

/d

[Webster]

Well - you should never be playing 55 UTG.

I don't even play JJ UTG

QQ is where I start playing pockets UTG.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

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1) easy fold.

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Thats riduculous.

[7Dave]

JJ is very playable utg.

/d

[Chris Daddy Cool]

Folding here is horrible. You're getting sufficient odds to call. You should be getting about 5-1 in set equity with implied odds to make calling correct. Here once its capped back to you, you're gettig something like 6.5-1, not to mention people still left to call behind you, so calling should be automatic.

[7Dave]

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1) easy fold.

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Thats riduculous.

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That's rid_i_culous.

/d

[Chris Daddy Cool]

Type-O. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

still, doesn't change my point though

[7Dave]

What point? That limping utg with 55 is a great play?

/d

[Chris Daddy Cool]

That folding 55 UTG at typical Party .5/1.00 games is terrible.

Well, actually, calling it an easy fold is terrible. It is anything but "easy", if even a fold at all.