Small Pairs

[Talking Poker]

I think this advice is way too general.

Tourney? Cash? Full ring? 6 max? Heds Up? Stack Sizes vs. blinds and vs. each other? Position? Read on opponent(s)? Your table image?

You get the idea. And that's just preflop. After that, how about: Flop texture/read on opponent(s)/pot size/stack sizes/position/image/preflop action/etc/etc/etc.

In summary: "It depends."

That said.... given the (lack of?) information provided in the OP, I'd say try to see cheap flops and stick with the "no set no bet" mentality.

[Robbr25]

Good points TP.
My comments are meant for full ring.
One thing I forgot to mention is who is behind you to act.
If you give some scenarios as TP said, we can better answer your question.

[Zybomb]

Cash games

In 6 max I'll usually open if first in with any pair. If there are limpers, I'll mix it up, but I prefer raising to calling. I'll call a standard raise with any pair assuming both of us are normal stacked or deeper. I'll often reraise from the blinds with any pair against a loose opener and occasionally in position as well

Full ring I'll limp from early positions and call any standard raise, especially multiway. In MP and LP with limpers already in I'll mix in raises and calls slightly favoring calls. Folded around to me in LP I'll open mostly. Raised and Im in LP I'll call

Post Flop: A lot depends on 1) Flop texture and 2) My opponent, so it's difficult to say. I certainly dont play exclusively a no set no bet mentality, but unless you are comfortable playing post flop, it's not a bad idea (although passive) to do so.

Tournaments

Depends on stack size and opponents stack size. In cash games I'll rarely ever fold any pair to a standard raise (or for a limp). In tournaments I'll chuck tiny pairs from EP sometimes, fold pairs to raises sometimes and reraise with pairs sometimes. Alot depends on my opponents, my stack, their stack, the blinds, etc so it's too difficult to discuss

[Invigilator]

Yeah, I tend to do that "way too general a question" thing. There are always so many variables that I never know how to ask the "whole" question. I guess a better quesiton would have been...

What factors (post flop) would bring you to play a small pair...

a) more aggressively if you missed the set on the flop? (ie small pair is now an over pair to the board)

b) less aggresively if you hit the set on the flop? (3 of a suit on the board, on the flop)