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PF is standard

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You really dont even consider 3-betting A238 on the button 5-handed?

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3-betting will most likely get the action heads up vs. UTG, and A238 doesn't tend to do well in HU and shorthanded situations.

This is a quote from Cappaletti's book:

"Acey-deucey hands are drawing hands two ways, you want to draw in more opponents to increase the odds on your draw."

An example hand he has, is A257 (which is quite close in nature to the A238 in the hand this post is about) vs. 8864 (complete cheese) and the A2 hand is only 46.6% to win.

I understand the situation this way (I may of course be completely wrong):

An A2 hand, like A238, is mainly a low hand, with relatively little high potential. However, a low will be made only a certain percentage of the time (the number 40% comes to mind, but that may well be off). A high will, however, always be made.

The way I see it, a "low" hand, like A238, will need a lot of help to overtake a "high" hand, e.g. TJKA or even 8864. And that's why A2 type hands tend to do poorly in heads-up situations.