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Antonio Esfandiari among others I've heard have stated that A5 is the new AK when played pre-flop against one player. Do you agree?
My odds calculator, indeed, has A5 ahead pre-flop against one other player, but quickly is behind when you add another player to the mix. There's not much difference if suited or not.
The questions are how and when do you/have you played A5? Have you shoved/would you shove from UTG when less than xBBs ? Would you re-raise to isolate?
As I think about it, I might. It's ahead against suited connectors by 14% against KQs, but still a 2:1 dog against all pocket pairs except AA, where of course, it's a big dog.
For me, my answer depends ... yada yada...
My odds calculator, indeed, has A5 ahead pre-flop against one other player, but quickly is behind when you add another player to the mix. There's not much difference if suited or not.
The questions are how and when do you/have you played A5? Have you shoved/would you shove from UTG when less than xBBs ? Would you re-raise to isolate?
As I think about it, I might. It's ahead against suited connectors by 14% against KQs, but still a 2:1 dog against all pocket pairs except AA, where of course, it's a big dog.
For me, my answer depends ... yada yada...