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Message: [QUOTE="TheStackman, post: 5497994, member: 419167"] [b]Sets (or Trips)[/b] [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]Trips: What kind of trips you hit will determine how you want to play this. If you have hit trip Aces or Kings, you are in great shape. If there is no flush or straight board--pound this hand to keep people from drawing their hand. Punish those players that would draw against you. Your trips are the top set, but how high are they? What high cards could fall and leave your trips as the second best hand? It is best to check or call small bets if your trips are the top s[FONT=inherit]et but are not A,K,Q. This is especially true if there are three flush or straight cards on the board. If your opponent jams a pot bet you need to think a few seconds here. Factors to consider: If they have caught their straight or flush, do I have a low possibility to get me out of trouble here? If it is an all low board and you are holding the nuts or the board has 2 low cards and you have the nut low draw--it may be a safe call here as you have outs for both a boat and the low.[/FONT] [FONT=inherit]If your trips are low and you have a nut low on the flop--bet semi-aggressively here. You want a caller here as you are looking at a good possibility of scooping or at least quartering your opponent. If your trips are middling cards, be careful! If you catch a boat there is a good possibility of being overboated by a higher set of trips. If someone bets aggressively here, you might be better off folding unless you have a low draw. Pair is showing: This is a special consideration. The flop pairs up and it gives you trips. If the trips are A,K,Q--these are great just to bet pot, putt out and take the chips. However, sometimes you will get a call or a raise. Anyone calling tells you one of two things about your opponent: A. They have made the same trips themselves or they are already boated. In this case, you can only hope you boat with something better on the turn. If you miss there--get out. B. Your opponent has either a low draw and is foolishly chasing it or a high pair that they are foolishly chasing for a two outer overboat. What about if your open trips are low? If you have a good low draw, it may be good to bet aggressive here. Take the pot right here if you can. If you have no low draw with your low trips, checking is not a bad play to get more information. Middling trips in this situation are trouble. If you have no low to fall back on, checking could be a good option here. This will give you the opportunity to improve your hand and will give you information on what your opponent is holding based on their bet. No matter open trips or hidden trips--the best advice here is to play cautiously when you have middling trips. Stackman [/FONT] [/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=inherit] [/FONT] [FONT=inherit] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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