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Sets are the bread and butter of poker players. I can’t think of much else that feels better than flopping a set against someone’s big pair and ruining that person’s day. If you open up Poker Tracker and look at your stats the odds are that sets make the most money out of all your hands. Sets really treat us poker players well, so it’s important to make sure we return the favor and treat them just as well.
Slow Playing MistakesThe biggest mistake people make with sets is slow playing them when it’s not appropriate to do so. Even though sets make the most money for us, they are far from invincible. Straights, flushes and the occasional higher set are always out there waiting to snatch that pot right up out of your hands.
It’s OK to slow play sets in certain situations, just not all the time. First of all, you want to protect that nice little set that’s treated you so well over the years. By slow playing it needlessly, you’re just throwing that little guy out to the wolves to fend for himself. It’s just dangerous! There are straights and flushes waiting around every corner to pop out and devour your set.
On top of that, there’s no point in slow playing a set if you’re up against someone with a draw. If you wait until the river to bet, the person you’re up against has either hit the draw or missed it. That sounds obvious but think about it: what good is a bet going to do on the river if your opponent has already either hit his draw or missed it? You’re either getting called by a better hand or causing the opponent to fold.