I'm always a little bewildered when the flop comes down paired. I'm never quite sure how strong my hand is.

Say the flop is TT3 rainbow, and I hold J3, with no flush draw. How strong of a hand is this for me? What I usually do is throw out a pot sized bet here, and fold to any raise throughout the hand. If called I'll check the next two streets.

Another situation I find myself in often is if I have a pocket pair (assume the flop). Say I have 55, that's only just stronger than j3 in this situation. Does it play the same way?

I only ever really feel confident of where I'm at on a paired flop if I hold the nuts. Even trips has me a little reluctant.

Any general thoughts? What's the accepted wisdom?