Common situation

Let’s say 4 or 5 handed to the flop unraised – $400 6-max.

You hold A-rag in the blinds and the flop is an uncoordinated A high.

What’s your plan for the hand?

[maranello11]

I like a bet and if called check/call turn and make play for river

[rwanger]

I mix it up between:
-Betting flop, checking turn, and checking river (hoping to pick off a bluff when opponent tries to buy the pot)
-Check/calling flop, check folding river (a bit weak I know)
-Checking with the intention of raising a late position bettor, and folding if there is a bet from EP or a bet and another caller.

Of course it all depends on the board and what types of hands your opponents will play.

[Ghazban]

I bet out at tight players and checkraise maniacs. I check/fold good players. I also don't complete Ax offsuit from the small blind in multiway pots so it doesn't come up too often.

[fuzzbox]

Make it 7x BBs preflop and win it there.

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I also don't complete Ax offsuit from the small blind in multiway pots so it doesn't come up too often.

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With 3-limpers I call 100% in SB with A-rag. I think I make money in these situations but will check PT tonight.

[Ghazban]

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I also don't complete Ax offsuit from the small blind in multiway pots so it doesn't come up too often.

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With 3-limpers I call 100% in SB with A-rag. I think I make money in these situations but will check PT tonight.

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I'm not saying nobody should; I'm just saying I don't. I would be surprised if you had enough instances of Axo in the SB in an unraised pot in your database to be statistically significant, however.

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I also don't complete Ax offsuit from the small blind in multiway pots so it doesn't come up too often.

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With 3-limpers I call 100% in SB with A-rag. I think I make money in these situations but will check PT tonight.

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I'm not saying nobody should; I'm just saying I don't. I would be surprised if you had enough instances of Axo in the SB in an unraised pot in your database to be statistically significant, however.

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Sure, no more than a guide. Gut feel is it's definitely profitable though.

[Ghazban]

Not to be an ass, but why make this post if you already know how to play these hands profitably in this situation? Its a junk hand and if you can make a profit with it, you can probably make a profit with any two. Do you complete (or raise) all your SBs?

[Leptyne]

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I bet out at tight players and checkraise maniacs. I check/fold good players. I also don't complete Ax offsuit from the small blind in multiway pots so it doesn't come up too often.

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I've read on 2+2 that you have correct odds to complete with any two if you have at least 2 limpers in front. Could be; maybe. After several thousand hands I still don't like this and agree with Ghazban.