Quote Originally Posted by johnnyawe
Quote Originally Posted by Ripptyde
personally I prefer suited 'gappers' to connectors for the straight possibilities. I'll raise in position only with either but it seems that the gappers hit the straights more often. (hint: play only the suited versions) and fold into a raise...limp only with small amount blinds.
Nah.. Connectors are statistically more likely to flop a straight draw than gappers.
This is true. The connectors are more likely to connect because with the gappers you have to fill in the gap with a particular card while the suited connectors can fill in either way. If I have the suited connectors like 8,7 then the cards 9,T,J or 456 can make a strait with a total of 6 cards can make a strait. If I have 6,8 then I need a 7 plus 9,T or 4,5 for a total of five cards that can make a strait.

The only advantage that the gappers have is that its harder for your opponents to see that someone might have a strait.