Playing TT In Texas Holdem
As we start discussing pocket pairs below Jacks, most of the
time you will need to 1️⃣ play them for set value. This is especially true if any of your
opponents show strength pre flop. Notice that 1️⃣ I said most of the time. Somewhere
between 5% and 10% of the time I raise with small pocket pairs 1️⃣ in order to vary my
play.
This is very important so your opponents can't put you on a hand. The first
1️⃣ decision to make is if you are even going to play smaller pocket pairs. It depends a
great deal on 1️⃣ the make up of your opponents and the action at the table. If many pots
are getting capped pre flop, 1️⃣ or a few players are entering every pot with a raise, you
need to decide if it is worth playing 1️⃣ for two or more bets before limping into the
pot.
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Early Position
TT can be a
tricky hand 1️⃣ to play from early position. Even when the flop doesn't contain any cards
higher than your Tens, and this doesn't 1️⃣ happen as often as you would like, many players
will call a bet with over cards hoping to hit one 1️⃣ of them on the turn. The other
possibility, especially in a no limit game, is one of your opponents could 1️⃣ be slow
playing AA KK QQ or JJ, or hit a smaller set. When this happens, you will lose a 1️⃣ big
pot. Keep this in mind, and even though it may be hard to do, you will have to fold
1️⃣ pocket Tens at times even when there are no over cards on the flop. I do not recommend
calling large 1️⃣ bets in this situation.
Middle Position
In situations where it is correct
to fold with TT in early position, you can sometimes 1️⃣ enter the pot in middle position.
This is particularly true when your remaining opponents tend to limp instead of raise
1️⃣ when they enter the pot. I still play TT for set value for the most part, but also am
able 1️⃣ to pick up the pot when the flop doesn't hit anyone by betting. Though I don't
recommend betting all of 1️⃣ the time that you miss the flop, if you don't bet, the only
way you can win the pot is 1️⃣ when you show down the best hand.
Late Position
Late
position is the best place to enter the pot with a raise, 1️⃣ especially when none of your
opponents have shown aggression. You can of course win the pot pre flop, but even 1️⃣ if
you don't you will often be able to see the turn or river for free, as most players
will 1️⃣ check to you because you have shown strength pre flop.
Blind Play
The blinds are
the place that I never raise with 1️⃣ TT. Therefore, I am always playing it for set value
from the blinds. The reasons for this are that when 1️⃣ I hit a set my opponents will have
no way of putting me on a set, and I am getting 1️⃣ a discounted look at the flop,
improving my pot odds considerably.
