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Pockets 99 to 22
These are easy to play in this strategy. Limp or call a small raise if you can from any position. Call a medium small raise if there are four or more other people in the pot (the odds aren’t quite right but the implied odds are huge so its worth seeing a flop). Otherwise fold to any serious betting.
On the flop you want a set, or you fold.
Hitting a low set is one of the areas where I am prepared to gamble in this strategy. Yes you could be losing to a higher set or full house and that does happen. But it doesn’t happen often enough to discourage you from getting as much money in the pot as quickly as you can. I will normally slow play if I expect a raise behind me (especially if there is an ace or a king on the board), but otherwise I’ll put out a medium size raise. If the board is threatening flush or straight draws, then I will always bet out.
If you have a set but the board allows a straight or a flush, test the water with a middle size bet but be prepared to walk away from major action. Remember in this situation that you still have a decent drawing hand to the full house, so if there are multiple players you still might have good odds to call.
Nothing changes on the turn or the river. If there is no straight or flush possible, assume you have best hand and use your feel to get the most money in the pot possible. If there is a straight or a flush available, you must accept that someone might have it and avoid major confrontation. Don’t fold for a dollar, but don’t call with your whole stack either. You are in big Mistake territory here.
The dream hand here is a paired and suited board - your full house against a nut flush. If you flop the full house, be prepared to wait until the river to bet, and allow straights and flushes the maximum chance of materialising.
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