Suited Cards in Holdem Poker #7

How Do You Use Suited Cards to Your Advantage?

Suited cards

I have one uncommon move that I like to use with suite. If I’m in first or second position I will raise on them in 15% of cases pretending that I have top pair. I have to bluff from time to time in early position and suite as randomizer keeps my opponents from reading my bluff. When liaisons turn in a strong hand on the flop, hardly can anyone suspect me of having it, and when in the end I open the winning hand my opponents remember it for long time. Read more »

Group 6: Suited and Not Suited High King and Middle Ace Combinations

Part 6. If You Have Small Cards with Ace or Middle Cards with King

Not suited A9, A8

In early position fold these hands.

In third and fourth positions get rid of them as well. You can start playing these hands from fifth position. When you play them tend to raise in order to lower the necessity of seeing flop. Read more »

Suited and Not Suited Unpaired Middle Card Hands #5

Part 5. If You Have Middle Unpaired Cards With Ace

Not suited AJ, AT

In early position I would simply fold not suited ace-ten and at a serious table give up ace-jack. At a table with not so serious players I would try and play ace-jack with 50% of raises and 50% of calls. Read more »

Group 4: Suited and Not Suited Unpaired High Cards

Part 4. If You Have High Unpaired Cards With Ace

Suited and not suited AK, AQ

Now we turn to hands without pairs. There are two strongest combinations among them: ace-king (big sleak) and ace-queen, which can be played almost the same as high pairs. Note that these hands are strong enough in order to (unlike smaller unpaired hands) make similar moves regardless of their suit. Read more »

Group 2: Middle Pairs and Triple Raise from Player in Third Position

Part 2. If You Have Middle Pairs and Threefold Raise from Third Position Player

In late (sixth) position or on the button you wouldn’t like to make a raise three times higher than the big blind. Your bet in this case is more likely to be interpreted as trying to steal the pot and less likely as a bet simply to increase the pot, and you’d like to stimulate bargaining because hands calling in response will be a little weaker than usually. Read more »

Group 1: No One Has Yet Begun Bargaining for the Pot

Part 1. If No One Has Entered the Pot Yet

This is the most advantageous situation since no one at the table has yet shown any strength and a bet can easily win the pot. Let’s see how you should act with various hands in certain situations. Read more »