by jorgozjamz<\/p>\n
With a pocket pair, you are usually holding the best hand before the
\nflop. Even with 22, your are a slight favourite against AK. With a
\nprobability of 12 percent, you will flop a set which usually means you
\ncan correctly play the hand without any problems until the end.<\/p>\n
Most of the time, you will be stuck with a weak made hand, though. In
\ncontrast to flopped pairs, a pocket pair only has two outs to improve.
\nYou will improve to a set by the river in only 9 percent of all cases.
\nIn that light, it's more convenient to flop a middle pair than being
\nleft with a pocket pair for second pair. You will hardly ever get the
\nodds to draw with your pocket pair.<\/p>\n
The smaller the pocket pair and the more opponents you face, the more
\nprobable it becomes that another player flops a pair higher than yours.
\nToday's quiz will deal exclusively with playing small and medium pocket
\npair. There is no single concept that helps you handle these kind of
\nsituations; you always have to estimate the situation and to decide
\nwhich concept to apply on your own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"class_list":["post-2230","quiz","type-quiz","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n