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Originally Posted by 7stud
1) If you have a pocket pair, wouldn't you want the limper to have the largest stack possible so that you will have bigger implied odds to make a set? Or, do you recommend that when the limper has a deep stack, you should raise preflop with a small pocket pair to build the pot, which will enable you to get more money in post flop without having to make oversized bets?
2) What about playing suited Aces, e.g. A2s? Raise or fold?
I know your question was directed at OP, but again, for discussion's sake:
Playing Ace-X suited as almost as bad as playing any 2 suited cards (with the obvious exception that, you'll have the nuts if you hit).
I only like the play this hand a couple of ways:
(1) I can see the flop cheap in multi-way pots
(2) Against a loose-passive table I raise pre-flop. If an Ace hits, I c-bet and if I get called, it's how good I think my kicker is. If I hit the draw, I play aggressively and try to take the pot. If I make my hand, value bet, value bet, value bet.
3) Against the right villain, I really like using this trick (it works a lot at the micros, except at the micros I haven't run into this villain a lot). I raise it up with Ace-x suited. I hit my four-flush draw on the flop. I bet. He calls. I make my flush on the turn. I check ("Oh no, a flush, I'm afraid now") If our villain's brave/dumb enough, he'll take a big stab at the pot (usually an overbet). I'll purposely go into my time bank before calling. If a blank comes, I usually check again to try to induce another bluff.
I don't recommend number 3 very often. It's only worked for me a few times. You need to be up against the idiot who's runnin 70/14/8 or something ridiculous, but when you're OOP against them it might work out.
Most of the time though I probably make more money just value betting.