Daniel Negreanu On How To Play Middle And Small Pairs

Middle and Small Pairs<br><br>Lately, I've been misplaying these middle and small pairs. So I went back to check how Negreanu would play these hands using his small ball tournament strategy. This information is removed from his latest book Power Hold'em Strategy.<br><br>Middle Pairs: Pocket 7's to 10's<br><br>Don't overplay these hands. They are good hands because of the implied value rather than their preflop strength.<br><br>Pre-flop: If first who are holding cards, a raise of 2.half a dozen times the important blind.<br><br>Flop: If you hit your set, play to win big. If you miss, don't auto-fold unless the action indicates a great deal of strength.<br><br>Small Pairs: Pocket 2's to 6's<br><br>Play these pairs like the middle pairs.<br><br>Pre-flop: Do not re-raise your opponents.<br><br>Example #1:<br><br>You have 10s-10d.<br><br>A tight player beneath the gun raises before the flop. You call from the button.<br><br>Important note: Please don't re-raise a strong player who raises underneath the gun with pocket 10's. I see this happen too frequently and  permainan capsa susun also the only reason I can think someone is doing it is because they are not attending to.<br><br>The flop: 8h-4h-3c.<br><br>The tight player checks. What in case you do?<br><br>Bet because 1) Your opponent checked and it will define the opponent's hand 2) If you check, the opponent could have a chance to hit his probably hand, A-K and 3) A flush draw occurs and you will lose if he hits his hand and/or accumulates a flush draw on the turn.<br><br>If he check raises you here, just fold. Tight players won't create a play in this situation.<br><br>If he calls your bet, proceed with caution. He may be setting a trap with pocket Aces.<br><br>Example #2:<br><br>You have 9h-9c.<br><br>Blinds $25/$50 and a player raises to $150 from middle position. You call on small blind.<br><br>Flop: Qh-7d-2s. You check and the opponent bets $300. This opponent is aggressive and is likely to c-bet, and that means you call.<br><br>Turn: 7c. You check and your attacker bets $600. What should you do?<br><br>Check raise to $1200 or $1500. If he re-raises you, you can fold. If he calls, look into the river. If he bets the river, you might be beat.<br><br>Example #3:<br><br>You have 4d-4s.<br><br>You improve the $50/$100 blinds to $250 in late position. The small blind calls.<br><br>Flop: 8h-9s-9h. The small blind check calls your $400 bet.<br><br>Turn: Kc. The small blind check calls your $600 bet.<br><br>River: 8d. Your opponent checks. What in case you do?<br><br>Don't check although the board counterfeited your small pair. Bet $800 in the $2700 pot. It looks like a legitimate value bet. If you are wrong, that small a bet is not going to hurt your stack if you are beat.