Setting your hand

Sorry for the long delay between posts.  Was busy with the app, holidays, etc.  But now I am ready to get back into writing regularly.  I have played a lot over the holidays and wanted to focus on starting hands and how you set them.  The interesting thing is there are a variety if ways you can set each hand depending on you personal play style.  Below I have included some starting hands with different  ways to set with reasoning behind each strategy.

Hand 1

There are several ways to set this hand.  If you have the benefit of position and can see your opponent's cards, that should affect they way you play your hand, but for the purposes of this discussion we will assume you set first.

Strategy a) set 4s4d6s in back, Kh in the middle, Td up top.
This strategy gives you an opportunity to try for a 5 pt royalty u top with a pair of tens.  You are going for at least 2 pair in the back to cover the bigger pairs you are going for in the middle and top.  You also have a back door chance at a full house in the back.  If your opponent is likely to miss set, you can also play this set up more conservatively by not pairing up the middle and top and just play high cards.

Strategy b) set KhTd in the back, 4s4d6s in the middle, leave the top blank
This is probably the most conservative way to set the hand. Any other big cards drawn can be set in the back to improve the chances of getting a bigger pair in the back.  You don't want to place the 6 on top, because you already have a pair in the middle and are also looking for a high card and a 2 or 3 that you could pair up there.  The 6 is basically a dead card unless you can get two pair or better in the back early in the hand.

Strategy c) Set Td4d in the back, 6s4s in the middle, Kh on the top
This is the most aggressive strategy for this hand.  You are giving yourself a chance at royalties in all three hands, but you are at the highest risk for miss setting your hand.  If you take this approach and are able to improve your flush draws early, you can make your opponents play their hands more aggressively to try and counter your big hand potential.