[Jonny]

Hi all,

This post is not of a specific hand, but rather a fairly common situation. These are the conditions:

You limp with (or are in the blinds) a small pocket pair.

MP or LP raises 4x-5x the BB with a 100BB stack.

You and another in limper (acts after your) call (also w/~100BB stacks), so that the raiser is now effectively on the button.

Flop comes K73r, and you are holding 33. Barring reads, how is the best way to play this MOST OF THE TIME. I am aware about betting it hard on drawing/monotone boards etc.. Specifically, I want to know on a non-threatning board, when you are out of position, against a PF raiser, how to get the most out of a set. Remember, I know "it depends", but for the sake of argument, lets say its been 1 orbit and nobody is out of line.

<font color="red">These are the most common lines I see... </font>

1. Bet out roughly 1/2-3/4 pot, get raised by the PFR, and re-raise...
2. Same as #1 but lead for full pot.
2. Check call flop, then go for the C/R the turn...
3. Lead every street, and re-raise if he raises
4. Check call flop and lead turn no matter what comes (stop 'n go)


It seems to me the general consensus is that either #1 or #2 is the best option.

The most widely used and most easily recognizable is definately #2. I would only use this against fish...


Which of these would be your plan in this and similar situations?