Hold 'Em

I hate being obligated to a pocket pair.That pair of fives I'm hiding in my pocket? They're not as strong as I'd like them to be. Neither were those nines I had the last hand. Give me a pair of face cards, please. Or better yet, give me and ace and a face suited. I might even go all in with those cards.

It takes two pairs, aces and kings, to get close to the money, and it takes trips to win. So unless I've got a horseshoe in my back pocket, or somewhere else, and the flop spits out the trip to my baby pair, I'm in a world of hurt, and the pain just gets worse if I keep betting it will get better. It's almost like I'm asking for it.