Playing Medium Pairs

Posted: August 19th, 2007 | Author: Erick Mastack | Filed under: no limit poker, poker strategy |

Pocket tens, Jacks, and Queens are some of the MOST DIFFICULT hands to play.

Step 1. Decide whether or not to play them aggressively.

Just because you pick up a pocket pair does NOT automatically mean you should play the hand to win no matter what.

There’s always a good chance someone has a HIGHER pocket pair than you.

Also, you don’t want to get too aggressive when you’re in early position, like under the gun.

If you choose NOT to play aggressively, then you can shift into “aggressive mode” after the flop if you sense you have the best hand or if you hit trips.

Remember, position is everything. Consider playing much more aggressively (and possibly stealing the pot pre-flop) when you’re in late position.

click here for FREE bonus Step 2. If you play aggressively pre-flop, try to narrow the field down to one or two callers.

Watch out for higher pocket pairs.

You’ll most likely get called from someone with a lower pocket pair or two face cards.

Step 3. Represent the flop. If there are “scary” cards out there (i.e. you have T-T and the flop hits A-3-K) then just give up on the hand and don’t lose anymore chips.

If you represent the flop but your opponent goes right back over the top of you, then fold.

You can win ten big hands a night but RUIN it all by losing one big hand. So know when to muck your cards.

Of course… if you hit your trips on the flop, play them hard!

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