Play Your Suited Connectors Aggressively Before the Flop While suited connectors are pretty looking hands, they really only have value when they hit the flop hard which is not going to happen very often. Most of the time your 9♥8♥ for example is not going to hit the flop at all.
How often do flops pair?
How often do you flop a set? Every ambitious poker player should know this number by heart: roughly 12% of the time or once every 9 times you see a flop with your pair. A scenario many poker players are afraid of is the dreaded set over set: you flop a set but one of your opponents flops a better set.
How good are suited connectors?
Suited connectors can be especially effective in deep stack poker. An experienced player might call a loose player when he raises and re-raises with suited connectors in an attempt to win a big pot. Large stacks increase the value of suited connectors because of larger implied odds.
What does being in position in poker mean?
Position in poker refers to the order in which players are seated around the table and the related poker strategy implications. A player “has position” on opponents acting before him and is “out of position” to opponents acting after him.
What are suited cards in poker?
In poker, the term “suited” refers to when you are dealt two cards of the same suit in games in which you are dealt two “hole cards” pre-flop. You are dealt Ah-Kh in the Big Blind. Action folds around to the button, who puts in a standard pre-flop raise. The SB folds, you re-raise and the button folds.
Why are suited connectors good to play in poker?
Furthermore, by playing only top starting hands you become very easy to read, which means when you do finally pick up pocket aces or kings everyone is quick to fold when you raise, earning you only a small pot. One way to open up your starting hand requirements is to add suited connectors to the hands with which you’re willing to see flops.
What kind of poker hand has suited cards?
However, a hand like ace-king suited might do well to raise because the cards will also work well if they pair, which is the more likely possibility, so the pot odds are less important. Suited connectors can be especially effective in deep stack poker.
How to play pocket pairs and Suited connectors?
Pocket pairs and suited connectors are very similar in a six-max game. They are both drawing hands that should be played aggressively before the flop. After the flop you need to put your opponent on a range and analyze the strength of your hand before deciding how to proceed.
When to bluff with suited connectors in poker?
Sometimes, though, you’ll either flop that draw or something that could become a draw by the turn, and in those cases you may well want to bluff with your suited connectors. This would actually be a semi-bluff, because even if your bet gets called, you can still improve and potentially win the hand.
