[Closed] Stopped loving my pocket 5s'....

With smal pocketpairs I use the rule of thumb to fold the flop to any bet if most cards fall above them. Unless I'm first to act against one or two opponents, then I bet out and fold to a raise, in case of a call I check/fold the turn unless I improve. (exceptions being opponents I know chase overcards to much and I only have one left at the turn, then I sometimes call down, but that's something to use sparingly)

To summarise how I would play: You're first to act, the flop is 2suited but ragged, tough to hit for a decent utg raiser (note he folds after mp3 bets) so: bet out, fold to a raise and c/f from the turn on

Well this hand is a bit difficult to play, because its very likely that the preflopraiser havent hit anything and the MP3 is last to act and perhaps he just want to steal the pot because he is last to act. So either you raise the flop and bet the turn if MP3 calls the raise or you fold it on the flop. But if the MP3 raise you on the turn again, you can fold too.If he reraise it on the flop you have an easy fold as well. I would suggest to raise the flop and bet the turn.

Greetings

Sascha

According to the starting hands chart it's fold preflop, but a call isn't that big of a mistake. You can not c/c this flop, it's either bet or fold. Due to the board beeing somewhat coordinated and the two flush on the board I would c/f the flop.

i would fold on the flop as mp3 is a blind poser and could call with any two preflop.
There is a chance that he has hit either the six or the eight, so you are drawing at a backdoor straight and a two outer.

Fold preflop, then fold again on the flop for good measure. Honestly, just follow the starting hands chart. You need to work on your preflop strategy, as it is the simplest thing to improve.

according to starting hand chart is it a call 2 and we have players in the hand. So calling preflop is still ok.

The call 2 is excluding the preflop raiser.

Originally posted by ShyPh
The call 2 is excluding the preflop raiser.

Sorry, are you sure....???

Determine the relevant entries:

/: The slash covers situations where there was one raise ahead of you. In that case you do what is written behind the slash...quote Korn...
In the German version it has got the following details:
In case "/Call3" all the player count who have paid in b e h i n d the blinds, it does't matter if the two callers are ahead or behind the raiser.

Wouldn't that mean, the call 2 would INCLUDE the preflop raiser!!!

Sorry, don't wonna be a pain, but I guess if I won't get it right in the beginning I will NOT get it ever....... ;(

call 2 includes the preflopraiser!

Sorry I thought he was CO! Don't know why, exactly.

Originally posted by Sascha26
call 2 includes the preflopraiser!

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Thx Sascha, finally I already got it straight...thats fine...
Melanie

this hand is not tricky ore difficult at all

preflop good !

the flop is easy check fold !