How To Play Flopped Set In 8 General Situations

Who doesn’t like the feeling you get when you clamp a set? When it happens, what you can think of is Vegas and F-in Mirage. But not every set of slipping is the same. There are various factors that make up the way you play your set. In this article, I will explain how to approach the set of play in 8 certain situations (assuming 100 large blind stacks and no antes).

Situation # 1 – You have raised first and now in position Simple: always bet! The reason here is that you have a super high equity hand that you want to build a pot as big as possible. Checking usually produces smaller pots is won, on average. Example: You raise a preflope from Cutoff with 7  7  and a big blind call. Flop comes J  7  4 . When a blind check (like what he often does), you must always bet with your set.

Situation # 2 – You have raised first and now out of position
Everything is a little more complicated here. The correct strategy in this scenario depends on the position of the two players, or more precisely, what ranges are involved. You will want more aggressive when the board has one or two Broadway cards. But when the board is lower and more connected, you will want to play more complicated and go for a check increase. On a higher board, you have the advantage as a Raiser preflope, which allows you to bet. While at the bottom, cold callers usually have advantages, which force you to check them with a protected range.

Example: You raise the preflop of piracy with 5  5  and CutOff calls. If the flop comes K  T  5 , you might have to bet. If it fails to reach 8  5  4 , you must be more likely to check (and then improve bets).

Situation # 3 – You have called a preflop rise and now out of position
This usually happens when you defend your big blind, and we will remain simple here too: Always check again! The reason is the same as in scenario # 1. You have very high equity hands with which you want to put as much money as possible into the pan. There are several counter arguments for this line of thought, especially if playing against opponents who are able to build their own exponential pan (alias turn overbetting and river). But even then, it’s better to be checked more often than checking calls.

Example: You defend your great blind with 2  2  Versus the increase from the player in Cutoff. Flop comes 9  8  2 . Go to increase in this place.

Situation # 4 – You have mentioned a preflope increase and is now in position If you have noticed the explanation so far you can guess what I will write: always go up. You want to build a pot as soon as possible to seize a massive juicy pot, regardless of whether the card is displayed or not. Example: Players in Cutoff’s salary and you call the button with 6  6 . Flop comes J  8  6 . If cutoff has it, you have to raise it. If he checks, you have to bet.

Situation # 5 – Your 3-bet in your position and your opponent is called (Heads-up)
Always check. No, no, I just joked, of course. You usually have to bet to build pots with your strong hands, as before. However, there are a few examples, where you want to check again. In particular, consider checking again when the board is low and very connected – something like 865 two tones. On this board, players called 3-bets have a considerable advantage. For this reason, you must check again (at least some time) by hand like 88 or 66.

Example: Raises piracy and you are 3-bet in Cutoff with 88. If you fail the word K  8  7 , you must always bet when checked when. In failure like 8  6  5 , however, you must re-check on the frequency that is feasible to protect your reach and induce the action of piracy on the streets later.

Situation # 6 – You have 3 bets and you now play out of position
Playing without position is always complicated. You have to be mostly betting, but some boards support callers. When the board supports callers, you have to rely on a more passive approach. We talk about the same type of board as mentioned before – the low, very connected. You must check at the super high frequency on the board because the player in a position can have a set that you cannot have (such as 66, 55, 44, etc.).

Example: The player in Cutoff raises and you bet 3 from small blinds with 7  7 . If failure appears J  7  2 , you have to bet. But if it comes 7  5  4 , you have to check more often.

Situation # 7 – You have called 3 bets and you are now playing in a position
This might surprise you based on the previous scenario. You have mostly have to call when faced with C-betting on failure after calling the 3 betting preflop. There are several reasons to choose passive games:

• 3-betting players generally will have a range of excellence. Just calling allows your opponents to continue to increase the superiority of its range in turn by bullying or worth a thin bet.
• The ratio of stack-to-pance is quite low, so all on the river bank is worthless without increasing failure.
• By just calling, you protect a weaker part of your reach and can navigate the turn more effectively. You can increase all-in versus turn betting on the wet board, or sneakly call again when the board doesn’t look too dangerous.

Example: You ride from the button and call 3-bet versus small blind with 88. Flop comes J  8  3 . Lean towards the call on this flop.

Situation # 8 – You have called 3 bets and you are now playing out of position
You must check every time in this final scenario. You are outside the position, which means you are at strategic losses. Players in position have more control over the size of the pot that will occur after each road. For this reason, you must check with the strongest hand every time, along with semi-tubu. You even have to check the middle hand to deny the position player in the realization of its equity with a weaker part of its reach.

Example: You ride from piracy and call 3-bets versus a button with 99. Flop comes Q  9  7 . Go for a check increase in this place.

Explosion! Quick Course about how to play with your slipping set. This article will help you make the right decision in almost all places. If you enjoy this article or you have questions or feedback, tell me in the comments section below! If you want to continue to improve your skills for free, this is what I suggest reading Next: When do you have to slow down the screening of flush?