Hi all!I was wondering how do you deal with pocket deuces at any position pre-flop in tournaments? In my case, it is a snap fold most of the time regardless of my stack size even. Is this pocket pair undervalued? Is there something I'm missing to know how to handle it upside?
Well it really depends on situation, stack size, reads on your villains and so on...
In general, i think it's a great hand for HU situation, as we very rarely have a spot, where we meet another bigger pair. And against non-pair we are slightly a favorite with 22.
It's also a great hand for limping in multi-way pot from middle-late position at early stages of the tournament too. I mean there are chances 1 to 7 to hit third 2 on a flop, if i remember right. So this hand has huge implied odds eventually on post flop. But be careful playing that hand on paired board! Although it can be looking as we are most times ahead (which is likely truth against 1 or 2 villains on small cards flop), but the problem of deuces, it can turn to dead hand easily, when another pair comes on later streets.
For example imagine, that we have a flop like 335 and our villains have AK and QJ. So at the flop we are beating them with two pairs obviously, but there can come another 5 on later streets or let say 7 on turn and 7 on river. And our deuces are dead. AK wins with higher two pairs. So we are actually in a situation, either hit a set or give up on flop.
Pocket pair of twos is the weakest pair. I only go with her when I call on bb or a small raise in 2bb. In all other cases I throw out. There is a player who simply throws this pair into an allin at once. I do not understand them. Winning it is difficult.
If I can see flop cheap then I will play. If it checks round after the turn then get a bet in a u should be good. Even though with 22 u are scared of the Broadway cards if its a limped pot then chances r the other players are scared of the broadways as well. also keep an eye out for the drawing hands.. Just coz they call doesn't mean they have the ace or king on the board it usually means they have the 2 spades or 67 and r chasing that draw.
Not all the time but if the draws haven't come in by the river then a gd size bet should do it.
Not all the time but if the draws haven't come in by the river then a gd size bet should do it.
Same here, mostly limp with deuces. Unless I'm in position, it's a KO tournament, everyone folded before me and I'm well ahead with the stack. Then I shove them. 1v1 or 1v2, deuces isn't that bad of a hand (of course if you don't hit someone holding another pair). 1 v 1, chances are the other guy isn't going to hit anything, 1 v 2, if you're big stacked you'll get double bounty chance. Either win a pot with two bounties or get the side one and one bounty (this happens quite often).
