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It seems that in blind battles, many SH players simply ignore the top card on the flop

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and they are generally correct to do so.
HEFAP recommends changing the highest flop-card into a 2 (in your head) and play accordingly. This will be close to correct play much of the time.

If your opponent is so weak that they won't 'pay you off' when an ace hits the flop then you should probably be raising even more in this situation...to set up future steals on the flop when you raise his BB with QJ and you miss the flop completely but an A or K hits.


I just don't see how folding A2 against strong opponents would be warranted here.
Makes very little sense to me and seems to go very much against recommendations for short-handed or heads-up play from HEFAP or this forum.

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the 2/5 structure of the blinds influences the decision here. I'll open raise 45-50% of my hands from the SB but A2o and A3o are passes.