Re: Suited connectors, suited aces, suited kings , does 5/10 rule appl
I think a lot of it depends on how good your post flop play is. Lots of people call with something like 9Ts, hit the flop (like 9 j 4 - rainbow), and automatically give the raiser credit for making a bigger hand when he bets. If you are good at piecing together when you are ahead in these situations hands like 9Ts, and even 9To become playable to PF raises with position. 9Ts is only a small dog to AKo pre-flop.
Stack sizes and play syles should need to be sufficient to justify the call. With 9Ts your probably going to have to draw to make a big hand or try to show down something mediocre. If your opponents are really aggresive it is going to be hard to do either of these things. Also if the chips stacks are small it is not worth it for obvious reasons. With typical opponents and buy-in sized stacks - I say go for it. Calling might be -EV in the short run while you learning how to play these hands, but with practice they ought to make money for you in these marginal situations.
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