Suited Connectors

catalinfr said:

I do not think I can be totally agree with you Spiderman ... If you think a reasonable stack going to give call

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OK. Then tell me wats ur strategy in these situations mate ???

pokerman27 said:

Care to enlighten us?

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Those 5 words were more than I wanted to put in this thread. Now you've made me reply twice in this BS-fest. Hit me up on AIM if you want to talk about preflop hand selection or something. But throwing 2-3 paragraphs into this thread would be like adding 5 drops of perfume to a mountain of shit. Besides, other people have said it better elsewhere. Read the required reading thread in the cash game hand analysis forum.

I absolutely love suited connectors 8 9, 9 10, in position. I usually 3 bet them which generally gives the impression of a better starting hand.
When they his, especially hit a strt, it throws anyone else in the hand off, because they assume I must have missed. This will usually ellicit a nice bet by them, leading to bigger and better pay off.

But you need to remember not to fall in love with the hand if u hit the flush. Be willing to lay it down.:icon_sant

Sheepodog said:

I absolutely love suited connectors 8 9, 9 10, in position. I usually 3 bet them which generally gives the impression of a better starting hand.
When they his, especially hit a strt, it throws anyone else in the hand off, because they assume I must have missed. This will usually ellicit a nice bet by them, leading to bigger and better pay off.

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A couple of points I'd like to make about that:

1: 89, 9T wont be as effective as 56, 67, 78 because these will hit lower flops. 9T will rarely make a straight without a J and often a Q aswell on the board.

2: Raising with suited connectors will throw people off at first, but they will catch on very quickly. This isn't a bad thing, if it makes your range much more diverse then any flop could have hit you, and any flop could have missed you. This makes your life a lot easier when your opponent can only guess what you have.

I think u r all doing it right

Different people have different styles and you just have to find out what works for you! One of the things you have to remember is to not be too predictable. If you limit yourself to only playing certain hands, then people can easily put you on a hand. So you will not get paid off when you hit your big hands. So if you never play these hands, then you are missing out on opportunities (when they hit) and missing out on getting paid off on your big hands. Likewise, if you never bluff (and sometimes get caught) then you also miss out on the opportunity of getting called when you hit the big ones.

thepokerkid123 said:

1: 89, 9T wont be as effective as 56, 67, 78 because these will hit lower flops. 9T will rarely make a straight without a J and often a Q aswell on the board.
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Surely that point makes 89 and 9T more effective when you hit a straight because most players play mainly high cards so they are more likely to hit something as well and pay you off if you make a straight with a J and maybe Q in.
If you play 67 and the flop comes 345 you're not very likely to win much as its likely to totally miss all the other players, unless they hit a set or have an overpair.

c9h13no3 said:

Those 5 words were more than I wanted to put in this thread. Now you've made me reply twice in this BS-fest. Hit me up on AIM if you want to talk about preflop hand selection or something. But throwing 2-3 paragraphs into this thread would be like adding 5 drops of perfume to a mountain of shit. Besides, other people have said it better elsewhere. Read the required reading thread in the cash game hand analysis forum.

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Wow, you really are up your on backside. take your original 5 words and your useless second paragraph and shove it.

Yes man.Suited connectors are really ugly hands to play.Offsuited connectors are ugly too-until you win the monster pot LOL.
Yesterday I had AA-I lost against flush
I had KK-I lost aginst a straight.
I had QQ-I lost against four of a kind 7(villain had 74 off)

Every two cards can win the pot.

thepokerkid123 said:

A couple of points I'd like to make about that:

1: 89, 9T wont be as effective as 56, 67, 78 because these will hit lower flops. 9T will rarely make a straight without a J and often a Q aswell on the board.

2: Raising with suited connectors will throw people off at first, but they will catch on very quickly. This isn't a bad thing, if it makes your range much more diverse then any flop could have hit you, and any flop could have missed you. This makes your life a lot easier when your opponent can only guess what you have.

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Really nice points here that u pointed out sir...
Made me put on my thinking cap. Very good reply. Want to know wat others think about this points...