Give Suited Connectors a Chance

Mostly I like to play High Pairs or High cards in the hole. I am re-thinking suited connectors however. They seem to have a great chance of winning. The options are a FLUSH, a STRAIGHT, or if these fail then the chance of matching of the connectors for a house, set or pair.

These seem to be good odds even for small connectors.

the great thing is, is that when you hit the flush/straight on the flop, they are normally pretty much disguised. If I can get in cheaply with them then I'm happy to play them, if only to fold them on the flop when they don't hit.

I sometimes will call a raise with them if i put the villain on AK or a big hand like that; if you both hit the flop (with you taking the better half of it of course) then you can get paid off big time.
This is a more advanced play though and never seems to work for me lol
sometimes they can be chip burners, but limping into a multiway is something i like to do with suited connectors every chance i get.

I'm a sucker for suited connecters. But I try to remember not to play them out of position, or give them too much value. But if I can see a cheap flop, I'm there.

Recently, I have re-thought suited connectors. I have seen the appeal in them. I was always one to say,"I hate connectors, even suited ones," but by recently playing them AND hitting has changed my mind. Suited connectors have so much potential, and can hit in so many ways. Hearing others' success stories with suited connectors just gives me another feather in my cap, so to say. I do agree with Juicee, don't overplay these gems, if you can see a flop for cheap, by all means, take a test drive!

The thing to bear in mind is that most of the time you won't get a strong flop with them, and you'll have to throw them away most of the time, and the majority of the time the hand you'll get on the flop is just a draw.
They can therefore be very expensive to play, but if you can see a cheap flop, then they can pay off well, especially when someone flops 2 pair or a set.
The main thing you have to be ready to do is to be ready to fold the hand if conditions don't look so good - like if play becomes short-handed, or if the flop doesn't give you either 2 pair or a draw - top pair in this case is often not good enough. Playing too many of them can damage your bankroll, but sometimes, particularly later in a tournament, you need to play more speculative hands and then they'll do just fine.

Every now and then, it's worth taking a shot with suited connectors. If you don't hit anything on the flop (draws, pairs), check/fold. However, they are a popular hand to bluff with.

suited connectors is a good raising hand. not a calling hand, under one condition. If you have a good feel for the table and recognize your opponents betting patterns and play stratagies. the only situation in which i would call a raise (3XBB usually) is if it is going to be a Heads up pot. However if you choose to start playing these hands frequently, make sure you hold your discipline. by all means chase the open str8 draw, or the flush draw, if it is cheap enough, but don't find your self in a situation where you are drawing at a unreasonable price.