Re: Is this a \"bad beat\" or just poor playing ?
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I thought 66 55 was a decent hand.
I guess any "flop pairs" always have the potential for a fullhouse, so should I really only be playing two pairs when I have two different hole cards paired with the board? ... and no other pairs showing on the board?
What would you want to have for hole cards in order to call with that flop?
Or do you mean you would have raised ... or folded with my hand?
Mike
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In itself, the flop pair helps you in that situation because that makes fewer cards out there that the villain pairs. But with small pairs (your hole cards, not the flop), epecially out of position, you're going to need help to stay in the hand. Oftentimes, you'll either hit your set and make a bundle, or you'll be folding to a flop bet.
Plus, with the ace on the flop, it's more likely than any other card to have made a pair for the villain. This, more than the flop pair, would lead me to fold to a pot-sized bet.
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