Suited connectors in raised pots

[Walter]

it doesn't seem like the suited is adding anything unless you are willing to risk your stack with a ten-high flush.

[otter]

I'd almost rather not be suited if it's a multiway pot. I hate to risk my low flush against the nuts.

[Zag]

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I'd almost rather not be suited if it's a multiway pot. I hate to risk my low flush against the nuts.

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Certainly you can play your suited connectors as if they were unsuited connectors -- i.e. only play on for the straight draw. But the suitedness still adds some value as a backdoor draw. i.e. the flop is 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. I would be happier calling with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] than with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], because I have the hope of another heart on the turn giving me both draws.

[Azrael_AOD]

As far as being suited goes...flopping a straight+flush draw, or a straight+backdoor flush draw makes you a big favourite against someone who's only drawing to a higher (read nut) flush. Also, flopping something as weak as bottom pair gives you loads of outs to improve against big pairs if you flop a straight draw/flush draw as well. However you'll have to play the hand carefully as long as you're not drawing to the nuts. So, bottom/middle/top pair with straight/flush draws are the best way to break someone with a big pair. You've got so many outs you can't even count em

[schwza]

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it doesn't seem like the suited is adding anything unless you are willing to risk your stack with a ten-high flush.

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it can be worth a lot when you're going all-in on the flop with some kind of combination hand - pair + flush draw or straight draw + flush draw.

you can also play a small flush as a bluff-catcher.

[Walter]

Say you have 8s 7s and the flop comes Qd 4s 5s
Or you have 8s 7s and the flop comes Qs 8h 5s

Do you really want to push in a multiway pot? And would you be happy if you get called?