Re: Are high cards overrated?
High only hands do well in multiplayer unraised pots.
You want no low possible so that if your hand wins you will scoop. This will only happen about 1 out 4 times. So you want to play cheaply to see if you get a favorable flop. When the flop comes with 2 or 3 high cards there will be dead money in the pot form the low oriented hands.
Having a suited hand adds value. If you have a suited Ace it adds significant value. A suited King adds some value. Lower suited cards add little value. What value they do add comes from back door flushes.
If you are in late position you will know whther the pot is multiway and unraised. (Of course there is always the chance that a blind can raise.) If you are in early position you do not have this knowledge. I would not recommend playing high only hands from early position unless the game is loose and most pots are unraised.
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