Limping QQ under the gun

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Low pocket pairs 55 or less, I fold, because I hate stacking people when I flop a set

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I would be interested in Aseem's thoughts on set mining in deep stack games.

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1) just because you flop a set does not mean you will win the pot - and sometimes you lose your own whole stack.
2) just because you flop a set does not mean that you will someones whole stack.
3) you only flop a set ~1/4 times (I think) you see the flop
4) you are going to have to fold after you limp alot of times when you are raised
5) you are going to have to fold on the flop alot when you don't hit a set.

As a whole limping UTG with 22-55 is a money loser, even if you sometimes win someone's whole stack. I am not saying that I fold these hands in other positions, but I like to have other limpers already in the pot.