Suited Connectors

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I was playing a little bit today and the thought came to me about suited connectors. I was curious about how to play them and when to play them? What is the biggest space of connector cards that are acceptable to play? I guess what I'm trying to ask is how do you play them and what ways have been profitable to you? Thanks for the help everyone.
 
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the wideiest suited connecter i play is 1 or 2 off what i mean is say u have 67 of hearts playi in position or or 8 10 or 7 10 but nothing much wider than that .. i like play ing lower end suited connect like 34 56 78
 
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Suited connectors are not so strong that every time you're dealt them you should be in the pot.Suited connectors are still a drawing hand and need to be treated as such.In other words, you need to look for the right situations.
 
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Yes PCK, but what are the right situations to be in?
 
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first if you play freerolls you will see guys at times going all in with 87 or even calliing all ins this is a NO NO NO lol second blinds are up 1000 say and you have 30 k chips? Playing them to limp in out of bad position is generally a NO NO i try at times and almost always someone all ins for 8 or 14k and my cuteness loses me 1000 chips and YES that pisses me off crazy thing is you will hit and drive you further insane lol.

Yet the place to play them is in position and hope you get lucky hit a flush hit a str8 on flop etc..

I play them a lot early if can is a lot more difficult as tournament progresses imho. Also that thing I mentioned getting cute? Hurts me more often than I catch to be honest so maybe one day will get wiser and play better:)
 
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Good hand to play the flop and post-flop . You can make a straight or a flush
 
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Like many things in poker, position should be a key driver in your hand selection.

Your starting consideration with suited connectors is that they play well in multi-way pots if you are in late position. It's also a nice hand to open with - again if you are in late position. If there is a raise and a re-raise in front of you, it's usually best to fold with them.

If you are at a loose table, especially with a lot of passive pre-flop play, you can expand your range in early position a bit. Even at a tight table, it's useful to occasionally play suited connectors from early, just to change things up a bit. Remember that the beauty of suited connectors is that they have great potential, but they are easy to fold if you miss the flop.
 
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Late position with a multiplayer pot. Don't call with them when you are sort stacked especially if you miss the flop.
 
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As for me i like suited connectors.It is the hand with good potential to win in the collection of straight or a flush, and certainly on a bluff.I usually play agressive with this hand in late position.
 
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Alright, thanks everyone. I'll be sure to apply the advice into my poker playing! Hopefully it can win me some big pots! :)
 
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In tournament play, position and stack sizes are important in playing suited connectors. I stick to 1 gap(6,8) or no gap connectors(7,8). In ring games position is less important as most players won't re-raise an early position raise without a premium hand. In tournaments I usually fold connectors UTG or UTG +1 or +2. From the button or cutoff with all folds in front of you, a pre-flop raise with connectors is highly recommended....depending on your opponents.
 
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People treat suited connectors like they're premiums, always playing them in every pot. The reason theyre so good is that they are so well at playing post flop, and so you can play against almost an entire range vs your opponent with them. But the reason that they aren't always the best, is that them hitting the flop well is getting a draw. This means that you have to pretty much continue on every flop with a draw when you get one, of which can result in losing a massive % of your stack. Therefore you want to play these hands with deep stacks, so that when you hit you will able to win more, and when you miss you dont lose such a high %.
Because youre likely to draw, you want to be playing opponents that you can exploit when putting them under pressure. You more often than not would have to bluff to win the pot if your faced with a draw on the flop, and so it would be better to play them against someone who you can make fold.
 
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suited connectors are fun to play because its a easy lay down if you miss...i only miss but when i get called down with it i get busted.
 
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all the time

I play connectors all the time in middle position , and later with 1 or two blind raise ,or call 1 or two blind raise . Just wanna see the flop, and many times flop is soooooooooooo gooood .:)
 
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We want to see the flop with suited connector as cheap as possible. Many times

it doesnt hit but when it does, opponent usually cannot see it coming.
 
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Suited connectors are defined primarily as speculative hands. These starting hands should always be a certain way to improve on the flop, so that they can continue the game was. In most cases, while, on the flop we get into the draw is often strong enough to draw. Strong suited connectors start at 54s. This hand has the capability to hit once in two possible draw. On the one hand, it is, of course, a flush draw, on the other hand, a straight draw. At the same time, in order to have the best chance of getting into the straight, connectors should be able to build a straight due to three consecutive cards from either side, both above and below. So for the lower 54s will be supplemented by a straight cards A23. Given this setting, it can be said that the most "strong" speculative hand is considered JTs. With the same hand as QJs, we no longer have the maximum chance of a straight draw, but it gets a certain additional equity due to the seniority of the cards and thus have more chance of getting into a pair of strong, although it should not be forgotten and the possible domination. Therefore QJs classified slightly weaker than JTs. At the same time, such a hand as 43s, will be a considerably weaker.
Since we do not want to play hands that are at risk of being under domination, then, first of all, as a playable suited connectors we consider the range of hands 54s-JTs.
 
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what would be the lowest unsuited, no-gap connectors you'd play?

say, big stacks, late position with good pot odds and you get 9-10o.....?

maybe, just to mix up your hands a bit...?

i play these sometimes... sometimes they hit and i feel like a genius... am i a genius?
 
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I'll play suited connectors when I'm holding a big chips stack, in late position where nobody has acted before me....Most times I will raise to represent a bigger hand. sometimes I'll play from an early position and raise like I have a premium hand. If my cards hit I'm likely to get paid off, If I get re-raised I'll usually fold.
 
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Its allways about positions and raise before you. In meadle position allways raise if nobody raise before you ( 3 or 4 blinds ). Never limp . Also how many chips you have is important . Less then 8 BB I go all inn .Later position if someone raise 3 or 4 Bb i allways cal and wait to see the flop.
 
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Generally; late position, at least 2 other players in the pot, effective stack sizes > 20 x your cost to call. Also reasonable to play them in limped pot if you are in the blinds. You can occasionally raise larger suited connectors like JTs in late position vs limpers or as a steal. You can make them more profitable if you win sometimes without hitting a big hand.

As far as gaps go, the bigger the gap, the fewer straights you can make, and the fewer times your straight will be the nuts. With that in mind, I would only very rarely play gaps larger than 1 card.
 
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they are pretty good in late position as long as the pot is pretty big and you are getting good pot odds but no need to go nust with them in earlyposition
 
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In the past I disregarding them, but now if I can limp in late on a passive table I'm happy to play them. I only play connectors, no gappers. You only have 4 outs to catch the gap, but with connectors you can go up, down or both to catch the straight.
 
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I generally play the face card suited connectors, with only 1 gap (i.e. 10-Q), and only if I can get in cheap. Since the winning hand OFTEN comes down to top pair-top kicker, it is too hard to stay in a hand when you have top pair, but it is 8-8. Since it is very hard to tell if I will get in cheap, I usually won't go in unless in late position or on a table which is very tight. I try not to get too committed with them unless I have a good draw and a pair (preferably top pair). I always keep in mind, that even with top pair (i.e. 10-10 with J or Q kicker, that I will often be out-kicked. Then, every once in a long while, I will flop a straight, or flush, and then its time to see how much cash I can get from my opponents.
 
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With a big stack and in late position, suited connectors and suited 1/2 gappers are great!
 
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i agree with atlantafalcons0 - meanin of stack and position - the most important thing that u must think when u're tryin to play with some connectors
 
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