Suited you can mix open/fold if the table doing a high 3 bets and have many stacks bigger than you. No suited, easy foldLet's talk about how you play with “A9” and “A8” (not one-suit) on UTG in tournaments with a $1000 guarantee. Your stack is 25-30 big blinds, the tournament is at 7-8 blind level. Or maybe you are a tight player and don't play with this cards in this position?
If you quit thinking about suited or unsuited and just the ranks of the cards you will have better results. If a flush draw is the only reason you are playing a hand you are gonna bust a lot.
UTG, UTG1, UTG2, MP FoldOkay, it's true that few people play such hands on UTG (I don't either). And if the same conditions, same tournament, and you have “A10” and “AJ”. How would you play them?
Its definitely a difference if we have suited or unsuited cards of the same rank equity wise.
AJ is a tough one. I have played it a lot of ways. Now if it is a one-eyed Jack
I play it aggressively. If it is two -eyed I take it easy.
Aj is a very tough hand to play in general yes but not when it comes to open raise pre.AJ is a tough one. I have played it a lot of ways. Now if it is a one-eyed Jack
The one-eyed jacks have always been aggressive. They carry mischief every time they get up with an Ace.
Generally, I wont be opening A9o A8o from UTG.Let's talk about how you play with “A9” and “A8” (not one-suit) on UTG in tournaments with a $1000 guarantee. Your stack is 25-30 big blinds, the tournament is at 7-8 blind level. Or maybe you are a tight player and don't play with this cards in this position?
I agree with @Suns of Beaches, I'm not an expert, but according to GTO solvers, there's a lot more of suited combinations than you can play than off-suited
Agreed
If there are only limpers at my table and I see a pre-flop raise once in 5 cycles and my stack is 40 big blinds or more (and tournament with no more than $150 guarantee and no more than 3-4 blind level), then sometimes I can play with this hand. In general, playing from UTG with such hand has a double meaning: to see the board (and catch a straight/flush/2 pairs) and to show the table that I am a fish and play from UTG with such not the strongest hand (in the future in a similar situation I will play the same way, but already with a monster hand and will wait for a raise/all-in when the stacks will be in the range of 8-20 big blinds).
Yeah its a tricky hand because most of the time it will get dominated by overcards on the board, its one of the hands i like, but with how its weak postflop i usually fold it. Like you say it depends on the table dynamicsIf there are only limpers at my table and I see a pre-flop raise once in 5 cycles and my stack is 40 big blinds or more (and tournament with no more than $150 guarantee and no more than 3-4 blind level), then sometimes I can play with this hand. In general, playing from UTG with such hand has a double meaning: to see the board (and catch a straight/flush/2 pairs) and to show the table that I am a fish and play from UTG with such not the strongest hand (in the future in a similar situation I will play the same way, but already with a monster hand and will wait for a raise/all-in when the stacks will be in the range of 8-20 big blinds).
I tend to play a 15% VPIP and the A2 through A9 suited are in the 20% VPIP range. It just depends on how tight you are playing, The 22 thru 66 pairs fall in that range also. If the game is slow without a lot of action I will try a flop with A9 thru A2 suited and 22 thru 66 but I don't do it regularly. I will try the small pairs more than suited Aces.
Not joking. AJ is on the bubble for me. Generally in early position I will let it go to the muck and raise from late position. For me personally if the Jack is one eyed I like to get aggressive. If an opponent is taking notes on me it makes it harder on him. People don't think about one eyed cards. I will get aggressive with a one eved king also in raise or fold situations. It mixes it up a bit.
I don't understand the relevance of '$1,000 gtd.' I mean it could be a $100 buyin with 10-15 players or it could be $0.25 buyin that had 5,000 entrants.Let's talk about how you play with “A9” and “A8” (not one-suit) on UTG in tournaments with a $1000 guarantee. Your stack is 25-30 big blinds, the tournament is at 7-8 blind level. Or maybe you are a tight player and don't play with this cards in this position?
free GTO Wizard is a great starting point for learning ranges for preflop play you can even do basic exploit theory. You can also look at what your equity vs tighter or loser ranges is in 3 bet pots it is a fountain of data which we can then use to play exploit poker on the tables by thinking thru each solver spot and mentally adjusting for Non solver play.Let's talk about how you play with “A9” and “A8” (not one-suit) on UTG in tournaments with a $1000 guarantee. Your stack is 25-30 big blinds, the tournament is at 7-8 blind level. Or maybe you are a tight player and don't play with this cards in this position?
