Poker Hands That Total 20 Or 21 Part2
There's another move you can make with AK before the flop that I consider to be an expert play: throw the hand away if you have to call three or four bets cold with it. Surprised? It's only an ace and a king, and you're going to miss the flop three out of four times anyway. When you do hit the flop, you'll usually have only a pair of aces or kings.
Meanwhile, what do you think the raise and reraise ahead of you before the flop meant? One of the raisers probably has pocket aces or kings. If that's true, you'll win this hand only about 3% of the time, and you'll have to play all the way to the river to do so. This situation doesn't occur that often, but it's worth mentioning because you can lose a lot of money if you're not aware of it.
AQ, AJ, AlO – Just like when these hands are suited, you have to be aware of the gaps between your cards. Nonetheless, these are good hands, especially when played against just a few opponents. If you hold AlO, you will have the best hand before the flop only about 60% of the time, so you should usually see the flop as cheaply as possible.
KQ, KJ, KIO, QJ, QIO, JIO – With these hands, limp in to see the flop if you can. If it is raised or reraised, you'll have to use your poker sense to figure out if you're beat before the flop. If you hold JIO, odds are only 50-50 that you have the best hand before the flop (that no other player in the game holds AA, KK, QQ JJ, 1010, AK, AQ, AJ, AlO, KQ, KJ, KIO, QJ, QIO or JIO suited).
These aren't the only hands you'll ever play in hold 'em. You're going to be in the blinds about 20% of the time, and most of the hands you get in the blinds (and will have to play) will be garbage. I'll cover those hands in a later post.
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