$100nl - Two Unrelated Small Pair Hands

Hand 1

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($103.65)
MP3 ($6.45)
CO ($23)
Button ($66.60)
SB ($225)
BB ($99.40)
UTG ($39)
Hero ($98.50)
MP1 ($83.75)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 4, 4. CO posts a blind of $1.
1 fold, Hero raises to $4, 6 folds, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($9.50) 3, 2, 3 (2 players)
BB bets $6.5, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $9.50

Hand 2

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+1 ($88.50)
MP1 ($100)
MP2 ($101.20)
Hero ($100)
CO ($113.70)
Button ($83.05)
SB ($20.50)
BB ($76.50)
UTG ($98.50)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 6, 6.
4 folds, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, SB raises to $11.5, 1 fold, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $9

Both of these are standard, right?

yes. i could make an argument to call #2 w/ a decent read.

are small pairs winners for you opening with them that early?

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

are small pairs winners for you opening with them that early?

Filtered for 22, 33, 44, and 55 when I'm in UTG, UTG+1 and UTG+2 over my past 100k hands from 25nl, 50nl and 100nl full ring where I was first to raise in and I'm +1.08 ptbb/100 with them.