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Poker – Suited Aces
2. Suited Aces
AKs – I play this hand before the flop about the same way I play pocket aces, kings or queens. You will flop an ace, a king, a straight, a straight-draw, a flush or a four-flush about 50% of the time. With odds like that, I like to have as many players in as possible with as many raises as we can get in before the flop.
AQs, AJs, AlOs – These hands play similarly to AKs, except you have to worry about the gap between the cards. With AQs, beware of a king on the flop with no ace. With AJs, watch out for a king or a queen on the flop with no ace. With AlOs, a king, queen, or jack with no ace (unless, of course, it's all three) causes you concern if there's any action after the flop. The main strength of these hands is that they play very well when your opponents also have an ace with weaker kickers. You make a lot of money from players who are unlucky and have the same flush draw as you do.
A9s down to A2s – Until I see the flop, I play these hands as if they weren't suited for two good reasons:
1. If you flop an ace, your kicker is usually no good unless you make two pair with it.
2. When you have two suited cards, you'll end up without a flush about 95% of the time.
So, most of the time, you'll be stuck with the strength of your non-ace card to help win the pot, and low cards aren't usually very helpful.
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