Re: Playing unsuited ace-rag from SB in an unraised pot
When? Rarely, very rarely.
If you do play A9 or A8, you're looking to see your rag become top pair, and hopefully make trips or two pair by the end. An ace on the flop is very scary. Anything smaller than A8 is a 3-out hand if an ace flops.
With *one* limper especially in late position, I will pop it with A9/A8/A7 in the SB, not call. Might get the BB out, top pair no kicker might win in a very small field, and you have the initiative and might be able to bluff a Kxx or Qxx flop.
If everyone at the table is limping I will complete the wheel-possibility ace-rags; the idea here is that I will have odds to check and call one bet with a gutshot, and otherwise dump it unless I flop two pair.
But with two, three, or four limpers, A9 and A8 might be profitable for an expert but arent for me, A7 and smaller are just poison. I throw them all away.
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