post your good small pocket pairs

[Guruman]

inspired by this thread in HUSH, and I think it needs more discussion.

I too suck with 33-55.

Please post your small pocket pair hands where the following conditions are met:

1)you did not hit a set
2)you made it to the river
3)you felt good about your play

maybe we can all learn something here. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[pryor15]

villain is 19/11/1.8 over 750 hands and is a pretty strong player, capable of running a bluff.

PokerRoom 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: pryor15 is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] .
[color=#666666]8 folds</font>, SB completes, [color=#CC3333]pryor15 raises</font>, SB calls.

Flop: (3 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
SB checks, [color=#CC3333]pryor15 bets</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (2.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
SB checks, pryor15 checks.

River: (2.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
[color=#CC3333]SB bets</font>, pryor15 calls.

Final Pot: 4.50 BB

[Duerig]

[ QUOTE ]
villain is 19/11/1.8 over 750 hands and is a pretty strong player, capable of running a bluff.

PokerRoom 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: pryor15 is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] .
[color=#666666]8 folds</font>, SB completes, [color=#CC3333]pryor15 raises</font>, SB calls.

Flop: (3 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
SB checks, [color=#CC3333]pryor15 bets</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (2.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
SB checks, pryor15 checks.

River: (2.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
[color=#CC3333]SB bets</font>, pryor15 calls.

Final Pot: 4.50 BB

[/ QUOTE ]

I probably wouldn't raise pf. Otherwise, I like it.

[hizo1]

I think I prefer raising here because we earn ourselves more fold equity on later streets, and we are only behind other pocket pairs. I don't know if this is correct or not.

Why do you think raising is not as good here?

[Reqtech]

Time for me to show you all what a weak little calling station I am. All of these hands are from the same table.

PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is Button with 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (6 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks.

River: (4.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 4.50 BB

PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (5 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks.

River: (3.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: 3.50 BB

PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero completes, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (3 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (5 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

Final Pot: 5 BB

[Guruman]

[ QUOTE ]
I probably wouldn't raise pf. Otherwise, I like it.

[/ QUOTE ] I raise this 100% of the time vs an openlimper with any two. then I follow up on the flop.