5 6 suited or not

hi folks, thers a part of my game i,d like to look at, and it,s when i get the 5 6 suited or not, i will discard them right away. Then thinking about it, am i doing it wrong, and leting winning hands slip bye, should i at least go to the flop, or am i just chucking my chips in, how do you guys play them? all the best and good luck.

As a general rule, don't play rags, suited or not. Stick to good starting hands. Just because you see a flop of 6-6-5 after mucking a hand of 5-6, doesn't mean you made a bad call. This is going to happen from time to time when you lay a hand down, if you were to use this logic, no hand would be poor enough to throw away because there is always a possibility to have the "nuts" after the flop with even the worst of hole cards.

Having said that, if you are typically a very tight player and have a good solid read on your opponent, limping with suited connectors is sometimes a good play to change your game up a bit. However, I usually try to stay above 8's when I make this play, sometimes going down as low as 6-7, but very rarely. The idea here is to try and improve your hand and take down a pot by either it improving or bluffing at it. You want to do this to keep the other guy guessing. If he thinks you may limp or small bet cards like this he's going to give you more action when he has a decent starting hand in the hopes that you're again playing rags. After making a play like this and either winning a pot with rags or being busted trying to take a pot with them, tighten up for a little while afterwards and wait for premium hands. Your opponent may lower his expectations and play a smaller starting hand because of your previous play and you can take his checks with your premium hand.

hi dia, thank you for your detailed reply, i sometimes do limp in with them in the hope of improving, but i can,t say i ever had, then i get sore with my self for doing so. i do play thight, playing only the top hands, i notice this and try to change gear, but at present it seems like the only way i can play, with some success. the more i play the more i see how mind games is a usefull tool,i will have to develop this part of my game, once again thanks and good luck

I'd say play them when position calls for it like in the big or small bling when a couple more chips or a check will let you see the flop cheap. Then is any over cards come on the flop like K, Q, A, or ?? - fold. If nothing comes and you might get a straight or trips or?? - go for it.

I always fold these cards when I'm in early position and/or not on blinds.

But I had a 9/2 in the big blind first hand of the touney and made two pair on the flop, bet big - no one fell out and the next card was another 9 -- so bet big again and they all called. Guess they thought I was bluffing. That was a real nice FIRST pot for me! But a lucky one to get the two pair on the flop with junk.

hi michele,yes i can see that now, thanks for pointing it out i never gave the blinds a thought, which shows you what stage i,m at. nice 1 about the touney,hope you have many more. another tool in my box thanks, and good luck

Yes, Michele is right. One thing I always neglect to point out because it is very simple strategy, is in the blinds with a weak hand and a few limpers before you, you get a free look at the flop from the big and a half bet look at the flop from the small. If you don't improve you can easily muck and move on.