Win Poker Strategy

Suited connectors are a hand that comes under much scrutiny in the poker world, but it often from those that do not understand the value of how to play the hand. These are cards that can be played from virtually any position at anytime and can bring a huge bounty. You will often hear the player that loses to them scream that they could not believe the winner went in with those two cards. Blah, blah, blah! If you know how to use them, they are serious weapons.

The first reason suited connectors are so valuable is that they have a ton of flexibility. Right off the bat, you can make a flush or a straight with them. Furthermore, if you do make a straight by using both of them, it is often the nuts and a windfall of cash will come your way.

To be honest, the only time you are going to fold these cards is when there is a monster raise right in front of you. You will have no idea who is going to call behind you and therefore the odds may not be there to make the call. However, if there was a big raise and you are in late position and there are two or more callers already, get those chips in and here is why.

When someone raises out in early position, there are usually 2 scenarios. The first is that they have a pocket pair and are trying to whittle down the field or they have big cards like AK or AQ and want to eliminate the chasers. When there are multiple callers, they are more than likely also holding similar cards. The more people that call, the better your chances of hitting are as the bulk of the big cards should be in your opponent’s hands. You are sitting there with two live cards and endless possibilities, especially if you are holding onto a hand like 67, 78 or 89.

These cards are also great to have when you have a bunch of limpers in the pot ahead of you. You can make an aggressive raise and hope to either steal the pot right there or hit it on a continuation bet after the flop. You are pretty much committed to betting again unless the board comes out that you have no shot of improving on. You are also going to know where you stand if anyone calls you.

Now the beauty of these cards is that after the flop, you can get away from them relatively easy if you don’t hit, especially if you only called going in. You get out painlessly and wait for the next hand. However, when you hit, that over pair or AK/AQ will often have a hard time letting their hand go. AA and KK get tunnel vision and don’t even realize there is a low straight on board. After all, you could not have possibly called their 4x raise with 67! The next thing you know, you are scooping the pot and they are letting out a barrage that warrants and exorcism.

Do yourself a favor and start playing those suited connectors. Keep track of the results and you will find that you make more money with them than just about every other hand you are dealt.