why i hate pocket pairs

AJ sucks dude! id take any pp over AJ anyday!

Give me your tired, your downtrodden, your pocket pairs!

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As difficult as it is sometimes, I'd rather have a Mid PP than AJ.... AJ always seems to be up against AK or AQ

Good luck and have a wonderful week!

Why I hate pocket pairs :
Full Tilt Poker Game #7948312145: 20 FTP Sat to Sun. Brawl Sat (60434836), Table 7 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:10:04 ET - 2008/09/05
Seat 1: akko1981 (3,190)
Seat 2: IKNOWNNOTHING (4,960)
Seat 3: ClemsonAce (2,200)
Seat 4: Mortiis74 (2,570)
Seat 5: brad6971 (1,850)
Seat 6: racc is back (4,725)
Seat 7: -Maximum-Bet-1 (4,585)
Seat 8: OSU BUCKS NO1 (7,245)
Seat 9: 1dragonblood (2,235)
brad6971 posts the small blind of 100
racc is back posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to -Maximum-Bet-1
-Maximum-Bet-1 calls 200
OSU BUCKS NO1 folds
1dragonblood folds
akko1981 has 15 seconds left to act
akko1981 calls 200
IKNOWNNOTHING folds
ClemsonAce folds
Mortiis74 folds
brad6971 calls 100
racc is back checks
*** FLOP ***
brad6971 bets 1,650, and is all in
racc is back folds
-Maximum-Bet-1 has 15 seconds left to act
-Maximum-Bet-1 has requested TIME
-Maximum-Bet-1 calls 1,650
akko1981 folds
brad6971 shows
-Maximum-Bet-1 shows
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
brad6971 shows three of a kind, Fives
-Maximum-Bet-1 shows two pair, Eights and Fives
brad6971 wins the pot (4,100) with three of a kind, Fives
-Maximum-Bet-1: sick...
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,100 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: akko1981 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: IKNOWNNOTHING didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: ClemsonAce didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Mortiis74 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: brad6971 (small blind) showed and won (4,100) with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 6: racc is back (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: -Maximum-Bet-1 showed and lost with two pair, Eights and Fives
Seat 8: OSU BUCKS NO1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: 1dragonblood didn't bet (folded)

lol.. nevermind.. this just happened 1 min ago.
Full Tilt Poker Game #7948399003: 20 FTP Sat to Sun. Brawl Sat (60434836), Table 7 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:17:03 ET - 2008/09/05
Seat 2: IKNOWNNOTHING (4,660)
Seat 3: ClemsonAce (2,200)
Seat 4: GameKiller1217 (20,320)
Seat 5: brad6971 (7,370)
Seat 6: racc is back (7,675)
Seat 7: -Maximum-Bet-1 (1,815)
Seat 8: Simple Man91 (8,165)
Seat 9: 1dragonblood (3,195)
IKNOWNNOTHING posts the small blind of 150
ClemsonAce posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to -Maximum-Bet-1
GameKiller1217 raises to 1,200
brad6971 folds
racc is back folds
-Maximum-Bet-1 raises to 1,815, and is all in
Simple Man91 folds
1dragonblood folds
IKNOWNNOTHING folds
ClemsonAce raises to 2,200, and is all in
GameKiller1217 calls 1,000
ClemsonAce shows
GameKiller1217 shows
-Maximum-Bet-1 shows
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
ClemsonAce shows a pair of Eights
GameKiller1217 shows a full house, Jacks full of Eights
GameKiller1217 wins the side pot (770) with a full house, Jacks full of Eights
-Maximum-Bet-1 shows four of a kind, Eights
-Maximum-Bet-1 wins the main pot (5,595) with four of a kind, Eights
ClemsonAce stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,365 Main pot 5,595. Side pot 770. | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 2: IKNOWNNOTHING (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: ClemsonAce (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 4: GameKiller1217 showed and won (770) with a full house, Jacks full of Eights
Seat 5: brad6971 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: racc is back didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: -Maximum-Bet-1 showed and won (5,595) with four of a kind, Eights
Seat 8: Simple Man91 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: 1dragonblood didn't bet (folded)

People who hate certain hands, typically, don't know how to play the hand in question !

.....play on ....Tc....

I hate playing .

How do you play that hand?