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Middle and Small Pairs<br><br>Lately, I've been misplaying these middle and small pairs. So I went back to examine how Negreanu would play these hands using his small ball tournament strategy. This information is taken 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 their implied value as opposed to their preflop strength.<br><br>Pre-flop: If first in the pot, a raise of 2.half a dozen times the large blind.<br><br>Flop: If you hit your set, play to win big. If you miss, don't auto-fold unless the action indicates lots 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 under the gun raises prior  game poker terbaik to the flop. You call through the button.<br><br>Important note: Please don't re-raise a decent player who raises beneath the gun with pocket 10's. I see this happen many times as well as the only reason I can think someone is performing this is because they may not be focusing.<br><br>The flop: 8h-4h-3c.<br><br>The tight player checks. What in the event you do?<br><br>Bet because 1) Your opponent checked and it will define your opponent's hand 2) If you check, the opponent may have a chance to hit his most likely hand, A-K and 3) A flush draw is present 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 come up with a play in this case.<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 the small blind.<br><br>Flop: Qh-7d-2s. You check and your attacker bets $300. This opponent is aggressive and tends to c-bet, which means you call.<br><br>Turn: 7c. You check and your assailant bets $600. What in case you do?<br><br>Check raise to $1200 or $1500. If he re-raises you, you can fold. If he calls, confirm the river. If he bets the river, you might be beat.<br><br>Example #3:<br><br>You have 4d-4s.<br><br>You boost 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 when you do?<br><br>Don't check although the board counterfeited your small pair. Bet $800 into the $2700 pot. It looks as being a legitimate value bet. If you happen to be wrong, that small a bet is not going to hurt your stack if you happen to be beat.