Are playing SC's worth it in Micro stakes?
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 60
Right now I'm playing 10NL and 25NL, and after looking through pokertracker, and filtering to show only suited connectors, I'm a BIG loser with them (loss of .21 BB per HAND, thats 875 SC's over 23k hands).
I've read goofyballer's post on SC's, and I feel like I'm playing them right. I typically raise 56s+ and 68s+ on the button and CO, and complete in the SB. I usually only play QKs+ UTG. I fold to 3 bets. Bet when I flop a draw, and I feel I have a good understanding of pot odds and fold equity, knowing when to, and when not to continue.
Are the implied odds in micro stakes even worth it to play most of these? Too small a sample? do I just suck?
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 999
if you just call with them and play them out of positioon you have to make a strong hand to win the pot because you have very little fold equity then: if you raise (in position) villains are more scared of you.
But the odds to make a strong hand with small SCs (i.e. two pair+, str8, flush) are small.
And most books tell you not to play them all the time but to use them to mix up your handrange (in position!).
