A-8o in mid position . yay or nay ?

[Baldy86]

do you play A 8 off suite in mid position ? or do you fold it ? and if you fold it ....do you play it in late position or do you fold it there too ?

 

[James2023]

Its a meh, Use with caution just treat a2 to a10 like rags unless there suited at least the the suited pair can bail you out against pocket Aces etc if you get nailed.

 

[jordanbillie]

Just generally speaking I fold A8 more often than playing it.

 

[canabero]

If i have enough stack i could think in play it, whit low tack all-in, otherwise i fold A-8 is a dangerous hand to play it at flop.

 

[Poker_Mike]

do you play A 8 off suite in mid position ? or do you fold it ? and if you fold it ....do you play it in late position or do you fold it there too ?

It could be the best hand at the table.

You won't know unless you raise preflop.

If you get 3-bet then it might be worth folding - or reraise them with a 4-bet!

If you have callers then A8o will likely be a loser after the river.

If I were to play A8o from MP then I would play it aggressively.

But A-high is just a bluff catcher.

Good luck !

 

[YevheniiKobliuk]

Hmm, everyone here is a cautious player.)
As for me, a normal hand, if the field allows you to open up wider, so why not do it?
In any case, on the flop, when we hit, we will not have the weakest ace, but the strongest eight. Again, it all depends on the stage of the tournament, the bubble factor, and so on.

 

[akmost]

Those questions don't have a yes or no answer. It's not a good hand because it's off suite and there's not a potential for straights but on the other hand it removes some strong combinations ( we block the Ace combos). Chip EV I think is super marginal open raise in middle position and a open raise in late positions.

If I have the chip lead at my table then I may open even lighter than that but I must know the line up of the players. Generally we don't want to play mediocre ace hands because if we hit an ace we can't easily let it go and in the long run this habbit will cost us a lot.

 

[cowboybebop]

No thats absolute trash dont ever play that even on BB you will never if its suited then go at it but offsuited ace X is absolute misery(ofcourse except J K Q).

 

[Rmi]

It depends on the way each player plays, personally I think he loses more than he wins.

 

[houcineben10]

it depends what our stack is, if there is ante in the pot and I have 15 BB I will shove, with a big stack I will surely open and with a mid stacks I will surely.
It depends also if we are in the money a lot etc.

 

[jordanbillie]

I'm folding A8 with 15bb. I've found it's better to save the chips than taking a 50/50 or dominated spot. I feel like I'll be crushed too often and never really have any spots where I'm much of a favorite over 50/50.

 

[wavetune]

I prefer to play J 8 more than A 8, this is a problematic hand for me, so in order not to give me a headache, I'd rather fold

 

[perrywh]

Playing A8 is starting a bad habit!

 

[Luvart]

Well, A8o is an aces rag hand.

Not the best type of hands to play when you are still a beginner.

 

[fundiver199]

In a situation, where I am to deep to open jam, I typically fold A8o from mid position. With short stacks, where I play push-fold, it all depend on the ICM situation. If I can apply pressure to shorter stacks near the bubble or on a final table, I widen my range considerably, and then A8o can be a fine shoving hand due to the A blocker.

 

[christovam]

In middle position it's usually fold, unless the table is very aggressive and I have a bigger stack.
On the other hand, on the steal positions, if it comes to fold I raise sometimes.
In BB, I call if there is a raise or a light tribet.

 

[micalupagoo]

More times than not it’s an easy fold from any position, but of coarse stack sizes and player types on your table may change that

 

[ibalbino]

Depends on the table, stacks, and the players profile who's acting against you. Always try to adapt, in some situations, opening any A from middle positions will be printing, in other will be burning. Just try to see in what situation you are in that specific moment.

 

[Evan Jarvis]

do you play A 8 off suite in mid position ? or do you fold it ? and if you fold it ....do you play it in late position or do you fold it there too ?

In non ante games I'm usually folding A8o in mid position

I will open it sometimes in the hijack, and always open on the cutoff or button

If it's a tournament however and there are antes well...

Depending on my stack size I will sometimes open it then from early/mid (and will even do that with any Ace!)

But... that's in specific situations, the general approach is no, it's a fold

 

[eberetta1]

I never play A8os unless the table is pretty soft with no aggro players. also if i am gonna be blinded out within the next 2 hands, of course a face card may help win a hand, so that is another reason to play A8os.

 

[Tigroslav]

Pretty much almost never.
It's just not a good hand for multiple reasons.
Only good to shove when youre like ~5 BBs deep

 

[Gallarado777]

if you play in middle positions, of course you should play in late positions if you don't play then you don't play I play from middle positions I'm comfortable playing them I think it depends on the table how you feel about your table

 

[Luvepoker]

The problem is its not that simple of a question. Depend on the table were playing on. Players in the blinds. stack depth and my table image. On average A8o is a fold but not always. Aslo depens on what middle positon position your in too.

 

[Rob Hobson]

I play A8 o fm any position with enough information to do it.

 

[Kinalha]

do you play A 8 off suite in mid position ? or do you fold it ? and if you fold it ....do you play it in late position or do you fold it there too ?

A8s sometimes depending on my stack and the level of players to my left. A8o almost never.