I have knocked myself out trying to play pocket pairs more than anything else, mostly in the mid blinds when i start to loosen up a bit i usually limp with 22-77 and raise maybe 2-3.5x with 88-AA(things change with position tho) , so that my opponents cannot have a clear idea about what i am holding, however sometimes with QQ,KK,AA i do raise a bit more..but the problem is i am just fed up of losing with them, i dont know why everytime theres an overcard on the flop which belongs to my opponents range, or whenever i am short stacked and i go all in with say 99, against a LAG or a HBL(high blind limper).. i usually find myself against a premium hand like KK or whatever..is this variance? or am i playing bad? i am sorry i cannot post a hand history as i mostly play at a local site, do you guys face this too? If you know of any nice video or article which explains how to play pocket pairs perfectly please comment the link, i will be really glad . Thank you.