not quite...say a 23 have a much less likely hood of making the nutstr8 because there is only one way to make it...Same with the lower connectors...say 67...while it makes the nut str8 on a 345 board, it doesn't on a 89T board..with KQ, any str8 you're making if only 3 cards to the str8 are on the board is the nuts...

I think when most people play suited connectors, they are playing for the the FD and the str8 draw and most of us know to only play them from late position when there are several limpers to give you some great odds to draw to those unlikely hands...

I read a book (I believe it was one of Ken Warrens) where he said back in the 80's a well respected player made the comment that they would rather play JT then KQ because it made the nut str8 5 different ways. This statement was taken at face value and since JT has been an overrated hand because of this missconception. the problem with JT was that while it did make the nut str8 so many different way, the odds of making that str8 were very slim.

KQ is connected...much the same way that 23 this is connected. people still refer to 23s as suited connected even though it only makes the nut str8 one way. IMHO only a small part of connected cards comes from their str8 possiblity. Just as only a small part of hands like A2s comes from their flush potential. If that potential was higher, then K2 would be almost as valuable because the odds of somebody have Ax of the same suit would be so slim...People are willing to play A2s because if they hit the A, they still have top pair potential where as the K2 is counterfitted by an A on the board...

these are just my thoughts on the subject

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