A2-A9 UTG

[The_Missile]

Lets assume for a moment we're playing Party's NL50.

You are under the gun with A2o-A9o. What is your action. Do you limp for the .50? Or do you raise, say, to $2? If you are suited, does your action change? This has come up a lot for me and I'm never sure what the correct play here would be.

Thanks in advance.

The_Missile

[-Skeme-]

Full table? Standard fold.

[maybedinero]

Fold all the way. A9 and A8 offsuit, are playable in LATE position for NO RAISE on a relatively weak-tight table, IMO, the others best off in the muck. Ax Suited is a different kettle of fish, OTOH.

[ArturiusX]

Think of it this way: you'll only win small pots, and never win large ones.

Not worth the money.

[Stephen Gray]

In six-max, I'll usually limp suited low aces UTG, with an occasional raise just to mix it up. The offsuit ace-rags are really not worth playing at all.

[UOPokerPlayer]

Fold it offsuit. At a tight table I'll raise the suited ones. At a loose, aggressive one I'll fold, and at a loose passive one, I'll limp.

Edit: This is all 6-max

IMHO, in a full ring game, AT and AJ are default folds UTG or UTG+1.

[xorbie]

Here's what I do, which probably means it's not good and too loose.

Full Ring:

A2o-A9o are folds everywhere except in CO or button, in which case I'll steal the blinds.

A2s-ATs I'll limp anywhere if there isn't a really agressive PF player.

ATo is eh UTG/UTG+1. Everywhere else I'll limp or openraise in LP.

AJo/AQo/AJs I limp UTG/UTG+1, raise from MP on.

AKo I raise from anywhere, but sometimes limp early to catch an over agressive player.

AQs/AKs I raise from anywhere.

6 max:

I limp ATo at weak tables UTG, fold it otherwise. I limp AJo, raise AQo and AKo usually, but again will limp to mix it up. From anywhere but UTG or maybe UTG+1 I raise any ATo+ (regardless of limpers).

I actually often end up folding or raise suited aces A2s-A9s UTG because if you limp you end up getting face with a raise from a KJo type hand which you can't play too well against OOP. I'll limp behind any limper though.

AJs I limp UTG, raise everywhere else, AQs/Aks I raise everywhere.