Mid and Low Pairs

Its a good point you bring up here.

With low to mid pairs, there true value in NL Tourney play is hitting the set. So what you want to do with these hands in early stages of STT's MTT's is to see the flop cheap, try and hit a set, and double up with what is usually a strong lead.

You will hit a set with 2 paired hole cards on the flop about 1 in 8 times.

Here is a general rule of thumb. Call up to 10% of your stack to try and spike a set. There are some rules that go along with this.
- You must make sure one of your opponent has a bigger or equal stack
- Take position into consideration, are u likely to get reraised?
- your mzone, is it better to reshove /fold?

the reason it is 10% of your stack is maths.
you are 7.5-1 to hit the set.
if you double up, you will have invested 10% to win "90%" or getting 9-1.

hope this helps, ask questions if you need