Suited connectors preflop all-in

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Hi,
I see that many people in the pokerstars high school tournaments goes all-in preflop with suited connectors like 89. I think it's very bad move and I hope you don't do it xD Any ace is better preflop.
Where you put suited connectors in the hand ranking?
I really don't like to play those cards cause even when I hit flush with cards like 45 I'm afraid that someone have something bigger.
Sometimes I think that pokerschool on Pokerstars is trolling with some advices like playing suited connectors or never limping.
 
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I do play them but only when in position. I think not playing them at all is also a mistake.

I wouldn't go all in preflop with them ever but I guess that's the sort of players you get in the Highschool league. It is disappointing if that is the case as I will be playing in that league next month.

I was hoping it would be better than the elementary league but I guess that it is still a donkfest.

There isn't anything wrong with limping, as long as you are limping for a reason.
 
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There is really low level on the high school currently. It's irritating when players bet high with junk hands and they won, but statistics works for better players. Problem is that it's very fast tournament just as elementary. In the University blinds are going up every 8 minutes. High school and Elementary 5 minutes.
 
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I play that sort of hands 78..89..9T TJ...J9...but i wont pay more than 2 BB on them i never raise them and manny times soft will give you 1 2 of them are midd cards that dont scare any1 but manny time A in flop loose against 89...8A9 flop, you have A what you think? I am the best...well soft dont agree that.

Midd cards drop more often than high or low cards
 
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Yeah that's the problem, when it was the old league type I thought that it was too slow and when playing I often ended up starting the next game while still playing the last game, also it allowed others to register and sit out and still gain points.

This new format is a little better being that you can't loose points, so like earlier when I got it all in with AA and lost against 10-2s because he rivers a flush.
 
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I think people over play suited connectors because they are made so famous by players like Negreanu. He has a lot of success with them. I never seem to. I guess the beauty of them is that they can win a lot of money in a multi way pot when they hit as they are somewhat disguised. (Although with everyone playing them I'm not sure how disguised they are. )
 
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I like to play suited connectors, I really have a soft spot for them. I'll usually play them in any position other than UTG and EP, and depending on which position I'm in and information on my opponents in I'll decide if I feel like playing them with a bit more agression or trying to just get to the flop and fold if I don't hit. Poker is a very dynamic game like that, more often than not you can't really play every hand exactly the same every time, and you shouldn't try to do that because no matter if you have the same hole cards every hand is different than the last one and there's too many factors in play to take into consideration.
 
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You can push this hands with small stack only
 
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Beginning with middle positions, you can start playing them, especially the strongest ones.
 
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Depends on what situation the allin if the opponent of the short I think allin good if the guy has 3k of plug and the blind ta 30 60 he is a no-no if he gives allin 89 67 910 s they are guys who pay my account at the end Of the month continue like this
 
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I like 8,5. Not suited, sorta connected.
 
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Ironically, suited connectors would have a better chance against a monster preflop pair in a showdown.
 
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I was starting to doubt the popularity of suited connectors but today I finally won with them. I called a min raise with my suited connectors instead of folding them and hit the idiot end of a straight draw. I called a min bet and hit my straight on the turn. Yay! I ended up winning a nice pot! I still wouldn't go all in with them pre flop unless I was really short stacked.
 
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Hi,
I see that many people in the Pokerstars high school tournaments goes all-in preflop with suited connectors like 89. I think it's very bad move and I hope you don't do it xD Any ace is better preflop.
Where you put suited connectors in the hand ranking?
I really don't like to play those cards cause even when I hit flush with cards like 45 I'm afraid that someone have something bigger.
Sometimes I think that pokerschool on Pokerstars is trolling with some advices like playing suited connectors or never limping.


I have seen it and it is true many times I have won those people who went all in preflop but I think it is an unconventional option to move forward because you win or stay out of the tournament. That's why I'm not convinced by that idea, let alone by those letters.
 
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I in the tournaments I always try to play it safe or with good cards and if you give me to lie in some hand I do but I have done so many times and I did well.
 
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Suited connectors is not my all-in strategy. I try to go All-in with 8Ao/8As when it's possible to get some chips. It's so risky to call 89s all-in to gain chips.
 
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Suited connectors are good to play only when you are in a nice position with a big stack. In other ways is better to fold them off
 
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I only play this kind of hand when is cheap to see the flop or when I have a good position against players that I know are not too aggressive. In my opinion it's not profitable to get involved in hands you can not call a 3 or 4bet.
 
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Sorry for telling that but those tournament are a huge donkfest. You won't learn how to play proper poker from those. Suited connectors have a ton of equity but you need to know how to play them and more importantly you must know when to play them.

They are perfect to 3bet but seriously 3betting in this turbo freeroll with no deep stacks it sounds ridiculous. The only time you can shove suited connectors is when you are in late position and you have not many bbs left.
 
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I am trying to learn to play better and in more positions the suitedd connectors . For now , I play the high ones and carefully I'd say . I don't have the luck I would like with these connectors in my game :(
 
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With connectors on the pre-flop all in ??? Where it shows me I'll be there to play :) Connectors are designed to collect a strong hand, and not to go to the all-in pre-flop raving what. Well, KQ is okay, and then this is a weak hand on the pre-flop.
 
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10-9s at pre-flop is a good hand, but I play it in position only... Because flop,turn and river may give to me straight, flush. It is about 20 outs for my hand.. Without position this hand to play difficult
 
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This is pure luck. I was repeatedly moved from AA 23, I'm already silent about QC and QQ.
 
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Hi,
I see that many people in the Pokerstars high school tournaments goes all-in preflop with suited connectors like 89. I think it's very bad move and I hope you don't do it xD Any ace is better preflop.
Where you put suited connectors in the hand ranking?
I really don't like to play those cards cause even when I hit flush with cards like 45 I'm afraid that someone have something bigger.
Sometimes I think that pokerschool on Pokerstars is trolling with some advices like playing suited connectors or never limping.

This is a great hand to call a limp :) And as always I'm gonna call a small raise hoping for 2 pair, a flush draw, or straight :) the flop 80% of the time a very unexpected and throw away suited connectors, I wouldn't :) you Need to be able to evaluate competently the flop, fold or raise pressure on the opponent :) All-in preflop in General is very stupid for any card.. We all love poker, but not roulette game for good luck ;)
 
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