If that is the hand they hold, then keeping our Ace won't help us, because there is only one other, and the odds of hitting it are slim.ĭrawing 2 also won't convince anyone you have trips, since if you did, you would (or should) cap the pot, and you're not likely to want to do that with a pair of Kings. Someone in later position, or in the blinds calls or 3-Betsĭraw 3, keeping the Kings, or draw two, keeping the Ace?Īssuming we are UTG raising Kings, when we get called, the only sensible pair hand that can call is a pair of Aces. In any later position, it is a huge favourite. This hand is the 89th percentile - only 11% of all hands beat it, so it is definitely worth a raise - even from UTG If a player raises a pair, and then is called or raised, should they draw two or three?Īlthough I always hate it when I chuck my A kicker, and draw another, I am solidly in the 'Always draw 3' camp.