I remember watching T.J.Cloutier in a World Series of Poker Final Poker Table look down at a pair of ducks when he was first to act in the pot and he just threw them away without a second thought! He didn’t waste one custom poker chip on the cards. The commentators were very surprised given that there were only four poker players remaining at the table. But such a great player demonstrates the cardinal principle that you should never bet custom poker chips on such small pairs when you are first to act in the pot. You must be very selective when you are sitting in middle-late position. If no other poker player has gotten involved in the pot, you should follow suit and do the same, saving your custom poker chips for later gambling rounds.

But if it is a limper’s round and everyone is getting in to see the flop cheaply, you may want to call and place the minimum quantity of custom poker chips on the poker table as although the odds of hitting a third two are very low, the amount of custom poker chips you will win if you get lucky is very high! It may even be worth calling a raise of custom poker chips if you know there are a lot of callers interested in the pot. However, this is only a good ploy if you are in a very late position at the poker table. Usually, twos are not the poker hand you really want to invest large amounts of custom poker chips with.

Raising with pocket deuces may be an option but only in the rare circumstances where most poker players have dropped out of the hand (preferring to save their custom poker chips for another gambling round) and you are sitting round back on the dealer button or right next to it (but not in the blinds). Or if you are in the small blind you may be able to steal the big blind with a large bet of custom poker chips (but again only if you are the first one to act in the poker hand).

If you are considering calling a raise of custom poker chips, you simply must pull out after the flop hits if you do not make a set. This is the most important rule about playing deuces and could save you hundreds of customized poker chips.