Darsno
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Suited Connectors
I play them as often as i can -- if it`s cheap enough. You can lose a lot of money, very quickly, if you don`t take the price of initially playing them into account. Plus, you have to commit to throwing them away if you don`t hit.
Another good time to play them is against opponents who never switch up the range of cards they play, so you know that if you play middle to low connectors and they hit (in the absence of any higher cards, of course), you`re almost certainly ahead.
I play them as often as i can -- if it`s cheap enough. You can lose a lot of money, very quickly, if you don`t take the price of initially playing them into account. Plus, you have to commit to throwing them away if you don`t hit.
Another good time to play them is against opponents who never switch up the range of cards they play, so you know that if you play middle to low connectors and they hit (in the absence of any higher cards, of course), you`re almost certainly ahead.
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Gildog89
Rock Star
Silver Level
I like playing suited connecters deep stacked with position when I am first to enter the pot. I don't understand why so many want to play multiway all the time, I guess to build a pot. But if you can get it heads up, your hand is so much better when you hit 2 pair, top pair or a draw. Multiway, these hand are dangerous and you can lose a huge pot.
n1nja
Enthusiast
Silver Level
With high suited connectors you can play well with the bank. But if they are average type 98, 76, etc. , then I want to see the flop, then you can make a calculation. Well, if a flop is a two-way street flash drive, then this is a very strong combination and it can bring a lot of chips...
sanekhorror
Rock Star
Silver Level
Suited connectors often play at the initial stage of the tournament, I often move the aces of kings and so on, at the average level I play fewer connectors, and at the last stage I play them even less, because they do not become as strong hands as at the initial stage.
tagece
Legend
Platinum Level
I think playing hands like J9s need a plan before the flop. It depends on the opponents and position. But you can play any two cards when the plan is good enough. I think it's a very profitable way to play poker for the few ones who really know how to do it. I'm not one of those, so I avoid to play speculative hands out of position.
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karl coakley
Visionary
Silver Level
Don't totally agree, you do have more decisions to make but what are you planning to 3 bet with?
You only going to 3 bet JJ-AA, AK? how long do you think it takes people to figure this out?
If I have a good enough hand to call a raise, it is good enough to 3 bet.
No, your not going to 3 bet every time, but against weak players who are always 2x the BB, they will see it a lot.
spectralwave
Visionary
Bronze Level
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mortimccarthy
Enthusiast
Silver Level
These are great hands to bust the big pairs like AA and KK but at the same time you need to know the opponents at your table like the tighter players who are only raising with premium hands , I prefer to set up a tight table image for myself by only playing big hands that get shown at showdown once i have given that image of myself i will loosen up and start playing the suited connectors more frequently as my opponents will not put me on these hands , i would much prefer to get to a flop with suited connectors than have a all in pre flop coin flip with AK vs AQ for example.
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Davey_H
Rock Star
Bronze Level
when I started playing the freerolls I did it all the time, then when I realised how unlikely the odds of making a straight flush were - especially flopping a straight flush - i stopped. In fact the couple of occasions when I've folded pre-flop and found out i'd have gotten it, it hasn't even been with suited connectors! Think on one of the occasions it was 4 community cards that would have helped me
