Slowplaying 22 - when it can gain you more than re-raising pre-flop

[Mike_25]

Is slowplaying pocket pair 22 an underutilized strategy pre-flop, especially versus aggressive players who overvalue medium pairs? Re-raising with this weak holding often gets cut down before the flop, but calling and seeing the flop for cheap can set up a profitable steal when an overpair or draw misses. Even trapping aggressive players post-flop with a c-bet and check-raise could yield a large pot. While risky, slowplaying 22 pre-flop then targeting the right players post-flop has netted me significant wins over the years. What are others' experiences exploiting this strategy?

 

[Crazy_winner]

When playing against aggressive opponents who constantly bet or raise, slowplaying might be especially effective. You can potentially gain more value when you hit a set on the board by just calling their pre-flop raise with pocket deuces rather than preventing them from continuing their aggression post-flop.