Do you play only the premium hands or are there exceptions?

[Worrots]

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I meant that if the board paired and I have one of the pair to make a set,

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What you've described is trips. A set is when you have the pair in your own cards, not out on the board. Not to be a nitpick -- the distinction is important as the response to your original post should show.