Lately ive been getting burned bigtime by retards.

My problem is high pairs, aa kk and qq.

I simply do not know how to play em, heres some examples.

Its all 50$ nolimit full ring on bodog btw.

Hand 1:

UTG raises to 2$, I sit next and reraises to 6$ with KK, guy left to me calls, and the rest of the table folds. This leaves us with a 15$ pot, he got 45 left and I got him covered. board is 3 rags, two of wich is diamonds. I raise 5$ he calls. turn is a rag, I raise 10$ he calls. river is a diamond. pot is 45 there, with each of us having 30 left. I have him on a lower pp, like ts or something. So bet 10 he allins and I call, he flips over j7 of ds.

Now I know hes a loser just for playing that hand for a 12 bb raise, but that besides the point, what I would like to know is what I coulda done different ?? If I bet the streets any weaker im just asking him to draw on me, and by the time he hits, im comittet anyway. Of and if I bet harder, see below for result.

Heres another hand:

Hand 2:

middle pos raises to 2$ I reraise to 10$ with AA, having both 50$stacks preflop this dosnt give small pairs odds to call. He does anyway. Flop comes J48 rainbow, pot is 20$, he bet 5 I reraise to 15 he calls. turns a rag, he checks I bet 10 he all ins and I have to call that for my last 15. He flips over JJ.

What did I do wrong there ??


So basicly me question is, how do u guys play ur big pairs ?? down at these limits ppl play like shit, so in both example they could just as well have had an tptk or an overpair, so If I check they will bet into me forcing me to commit anyway.

I see two solutions, first, just to bet half ur stack preflop with aa or kk and all in on flop nomatter what. Im sure that would be profitable down at these lvls ,but its prolly no good up higher. Or just start playing em like theyr 55 or 22, small raise, see a cheap flop, and proceed with caution.


How do u do ??