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Originally Posted by bigjare
thanks Marm. to give you some idea that i left out here is a situation i was in a couple of times. first one A-5 so i went all 5 cards thinking i had the better hand because the guy who won the hand was just calling my bets,he had A J. the next one i had A-6 and the flop comes 2-8-A. one calls a big bet before me so im thinking he has A-Q or A-J. so i fold and it turns out he only had 8-4. these are the situations i find myself in.
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Hi bigjare,
This is why mid A-x's suck. Think to yourself "What am I hoping to flop". Seriously - what are your expectations? I can only see two. Using A7s as an example:
1. Flop A77, 777, AA7, etc
Come on, this isn't going to happen.
2. xxx (of your suit)
So you flop the flush. First off, this will be very rare. Secondly, with 3 of the same suit on the board, you will not get very much action at all, and the amount you win will be much less than the amount you lose playing these hands PF.
ANY other flop is dead to you.
That said, if you really like Ax's because of the flush potential, I suggest playing only A2s, A3s, A4s, A5s, ATs, AJs, AQs, AKs and only play the lower ones (A2s-AJs) in LATE position and ONLY if you have several other callers. Then you have to judge if you have a loose-agressive player behind you, etc. of course... this is just a general guideline. But this way, you are receiving a bit better implied odds if you hit as more peopel are seeing the flop.
And the reason you are playing A2s-A5s and not A6s-A9s is of course because of the rare straight potential they bring.
All in all though, these hands are not my cup of tea. I don't even like AT, AJ, and sometimes not even AQ all that much!