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How to Play Pocket Pairs in Holdem

Out of all the possible starting hands that players can enter the pot with, pocket pairs tend to be one of the most difficult for many players to play, both pre-flop and on the flop. From my experience, this is because players either tend to over play or over value their pocket pairs or depending on the strength of the pocket pair, do quite the opposite and play them too passively or not value them enough.

To better explain my thoughts, I have included some examples below as well a few thoughts on how to better approach pocket pairs so that you can be as profitable as possible when dealt them.

Playing Tight Aggressive (TAG) Poker

If everyone played poker the same way then it is very likely that the game would become boring and lose its luster very quickly, not to mention that it would be extremely unprofitable.

Fortunately, not everyone plays poker the same way. In fact, several common player types frequently grace the felt: passive, loose aggressive and tight aggressive, with each of these player types bringing their own strategy that enables them to be profitable in their own way.

Now, this probably leads you to wonder, which playing style is best for me? In other words, which playing style will prove to be the most profitable?