t1riel
Legend
Silver Level
I was reading an article by Daniel Negreanu about suited connectors and how to use them to your advantage. The article explains that if you're holding small-suited connectors and for a relatively small percentage of your stack you can stay in to see the flop, there are several benefits:
If you happen to get lucky with that 7-8 of clubs and hit a flop like 4-5-6 or 8-7-3, you'll often trap an opponent with an overpair. It also adds unpredictability to your game thus it makes it much more difficult for your adversaries to get a read on you.
You can also bluff more. If your opponents catch on to the fact that you play all sorts of funny cards, you'll be able to bluff them on the flop when you don't improve your hand.
For example, if you played a hand like QJ suited, and the flop came 4-5-6, you could still win this pot. Your opponents may fear that you are playing the little cards again and flopped two pair or maybe even a straight. If they have Big Slick they might throw it in the muck.
The article stated as well that it recoomends you throw out some small raises with them from time to time. Playerswon't be able to tell if you have AA, AQ or 6-8 of diamonds. Mixing up your play, by throwing in the occasional raise with relatively weak-suited connectors, will go a long way toward making you a dangerous and tricky player. That's exactly the type of player that you want to be and that most people fear.
When is it a good time to use the stragedy? Well, there are some things to consider;
- Your stack size. On a short stack, you need to avoid these hands and look for cards that are higher in rank.
- The size of the bet. You can't call raises with suited connectors if the size of the bet is too big a percentage of your stack. You only want to invest only a small percentage of your stack with these hands.
- If you don't hit the flop, fold. These are tricky hands to play, and if you don't improve with a good flop, you need to dump the hand and move on. You'll get other chances later.
I think this a good stragedy to try out even now and then, especially if your not getting good hands. You need to make a move at some point. What do you think of this stragedy?
If you happen to get lucky with that 7-8 of clubs and hit a flop like 4-5-6 or 8-7-3, you'll often trap an opponent with an overpair. It also adds unpredictability to your game thus it makes it much more difficult for your adversaries to get a read on you.
You can also bluff more. If your opponents catch on to the fact that you play all sorts of funny cards, you'll be able to bluff them on the flop when you don't improve your hand.
For example, if you played a hand like QJ suited, and the flop came 4-5-6, you could still win this pot. Your opponents may fear that you are playing the little cards again and flopped two pair or maybe even a straight. If they have Big Slick they might throw it in the muck.
The article stated as well that it recoomends you throw out some small raises with them from time to time. Playerswon't be able to tell if you have AA, AQ or 6-8 of diamonds. Mixing up your play, by throwing in the occasional raise with relatively weak-suited connectors, will go a long way toward making you a dangerous and tricky player. That's exactly the type of player that you want to be and that most people fear.
When is it a good time to use the stragedy? Well, there are some things to consider;
- Your stack size. On a short stack, you need to avoid these hands and look for cards that are higher in rank.
- The size of the bet. You can't call raises with suited connectors if the size of the bet is too big a percentage of your stack. You only want to invest only a small percentage of your stack with these hands.
- If you don't hit the flop, fold. These are tricky hands to play, and if you don't improve with a good flop, you need to dump the hand and move on. You'll get other chances later.
I think this a good stragedy to try out even now and then, especially if your not getting good hands. You need to make a move at some point. What do you think of this stragedy?
) so why would i call with a semi big hand ? for example i hold AQ suited, UTG raises , someone re-raises , i see many players calling in this situation, with is the worse you can do, your problably beat, and you risk a raise from UTG. Anyways back to the small cards, If someone raises in early position , and gets a caller and im in late position and i got the chips to tango a little, i will make that call with hands like [7d][8d], [5s][6c] . When you see a flop with low cards, people with high pocket pair and maybe high cards [Ad][kh] , will most likely fire, and those little cards that paired , or floped 2 pair , are really good to trap and make a lot of money . Only time when you wont get payed a lot , is when playing a pro who understands this situation, but against those who cant lay down AA, this is a money making mine . :hello: