2 pair vs. set?

Originally Posted by pankfish

Originally Posted by R3537

I think the most difficult thing for me to recognize is when someone flops a set, even when I flop TPTK but I feel more confident in folding that then vs. a set. When I raise on the button with AKo .40 at 10NL get a re-raise from SB. I call and flop comes Ac Ks 7s I raise half the pot... they re-raise x2 What do I do? I shoved all in got called and SB flipped over pocket 7s.

That's a bitch, isn't it?

Rule #1 Make sets get paid.

See, it's a rule. Now what do you think happens when someone else makes a set?

nl holdem isn't about 'hitting sets and getting paid'. If you are playing anywhere close to optimally, you are going to have a set such a small % of the time that you can't only play big pots with sets.

flopping top 2 vs someone's bottom set in a 3-bet pot sucks. no way you're ever getting away in that spot.

It is one of the best feelings in poker to get it in with a set when you're crushing somebody, yes, but it doesn't happen all that often.