Joined: Oct '07
Location: Belgium
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 59
Not me, I always try to limp in to see the flop and try to make trips...moustly there isn't a third 2 on the flop I fold or everybody neds to check...A big raise or just a raise preflop = dump the 22
Joined: Dec '07
Location: Slovakia
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 824
if i can limp to game with just paying BB i always play them if they hit set can make big MONEH ! never fold them for some BB or so .. trust me won a lot of hands with them !
Joined: Sep '07
Location: Brazil
Age: 45 (M)
Posts: 102
yesterday i was playing a freeroll at noiq poker and i fold 22 in a middle position after a raise. to resume : flop XX2 turn X river 2. i couldn't play that hand cause i was in the bubble and the risk was higher than my possible profits.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 61
Depends what possision you are playing and if anyone raises the blind, i normally raise just about double the blind with low pockets but with the ducks its probably better to just call... and then it really depends on how many people follow and if u get your pair on the flop.... u got a 1 in 6 chance of getting 3 of a kind.... if u dont make it and to many people call, fold... or try bluffing... whichever works
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 38 (M)
Posts: 1354
i agree with fr0zen89 over here, i think he knows how to play the ducks very well... the bluffin can be done it jsut depends on the flop that comes up if you raise preflop and after flop unless your beaten you have a good chance to pick up the pot
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Switzerland
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 227
I try to limp in with every pockets depending on if anyone raised before. If someone raises 2-3BB, I'll usually call with any pockets especially if theres multiple callers to that raise. You can cash in majorly in the long run. If you dont hit on the flop just dont hesitate to fold them.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 38 (M)
Posts: 1354
see that strategy is ok depending on the amount you have in your stack or bankroll... if some one raises big blind and you have multiple callers and your short stack, (i no any pair short stack is good) but odds are they are raising with aces or kings or a high pair so ur really stuck with making a set or a 4 card straight, or 4 card flush so i uno its hard.. all depends on teh situation
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United States
Age: 44 (F)
Posts: 104
22 is great. I play it everytime i get it as long as there is no huge raise. It is so sneeky and the odds of flopping a set with 22 are the same as with any other card. about 1 in 15 and I will get good money for hitting the set
I say go with 22 if it dont hit make it your bluff hand. never know might win the blinds or it might fall before the river..
Joined: Dec '07
Location: Denmark
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 2644
Yeah to make the "ducks" a profitable hand you gotta see it cheap and get max out of it when you hit that sneaky set. But remember no set no bet Good luck at the tables !
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United States
Age: 51 (F)
Posts: 581
I only play this hand when its a call big blind no more. If I call and hit a 2 i the flop damn if I do and damn if I dont. If I dont hit on the flop Ill probally never call a raise after a flop where I didnt hit a 2
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 61
i personally think that raising that much with a pocket pair is prettty much settin a trap for yourself your only good get high pockets or high cards callin so if they hit you have no chance really at all... so might be y you have better result with a higher pair?
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Australia
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 312
It all depends, There are many factors which should contribute to how you play certain hands. Any pocket pair is always good to see a flop hoping to catch a set and get stacked. In certain situations its good to raise with PP or even fold so it all depends.
I dont like to play that hand!
if i can limp to game with just paying BB i always play them 
never fold them for some BB or so .. trust me won a lot of hands with them !
