Weekly SNG Tip: Suited Connectors
Posted on October 26, 2009
Filed Under General
Suited connectors are always relatively tough to play, especially if their low suited connectors like 5-6 of clubs. The reasons you shouldn’t play hands like this definitely outnumber the reasons of why you should try to play these types of hands, though there are definitely still situations where getting involved in a pot with suited connectors does make some sense. However, far too many players like to get overly invested in a hand when they hold suited connectors, so let’s take a look at the acceptable and unacceptable scenarios so that you can avoid the same mistakes.
Let’s start off with the times to not get involved with suited connectors. Any time you’re in early position, limping in with 6-5 suited or even 10-9 suited can be tough since there is plenty of opportunity for someone else at the table to raise, in which cash you’ll likely have to fold after you limped. Raising with these types of hands if rarely the right move, unless you’re trying to make a play at the table, however this is an advanced play that can still result in a massive loss if the hand doesn’t play out to near perfection.
Calling raises with small suited connectors is also not recommended except in the rare occasions where enough of the other players have called the raise to where you are getting the right price to call and hope that you flop big. Basically, you want to avoid all situations where you are facing any type of pressure with these types of hands while the action is still on pre-flop.
Ideally, you want to try and limp with suited connectors and see a cheap flop, as if you flop big your opponent likely won’t put you on a hand that would’ve flopped a monster, and you can extract a lot of chips from their stack as a result. The safest plays with hands like these is to limp from middle and late position, as you can minimize the risk of getting raised after you’ve limped, and then you can easily fold if you missed the flop and are facing many opponents.
Just remember, suited connectors are playable only because they can flop monsters, though the vast majority of the time you are going to miss the flop, hence why you need to make sure the conditions for getting involved with suited connectors makes sense in the first place.
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