Quote Originally Posted by Rondavu
Quote Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
I usually play flush draws similarly to you, but found myself either getting in deep (very deep) into a hand where I had to hit to win or a situation where there is no big payout or very few value bets when I do run my opponent down. I don't even waste my time with a hand becuase it's suited. I go for connected becuase straights are where it's at.

-'rilla
That's interesting. I just started really tapping into implied odds on a deeper level. I was primarily a limit player a couple months back. Now I call big preflop raises with pocket pairs just because I know if I hit my set I'm gonna drain someone.

Now that you mention it straights do disguise much better than flushes. People are always cautious on a suited board, but will get porked by a weird straight.

So you've had a lot of success playing your connected hands? Do you play them for good raises? Maybe I should start appreciating the implied value of a mid straight.
i dont know how rilla plays his straights but

i call 4x to 5x BB raises with position on the raiser at any spot on the table... my goal is i want to act last after the preflop raiser

hands i call with are 64, 74, 85, 86, 96... try to stay away from anything 4 and under, my favorite are 1 to 2 gappers suited or unsuited.

if i miss i toss it .. if i read a player on AQ or AK and i hit a pair on the flop, i'll continue to call down hoping to improve to two pair or better, hoping no high cards come.

if im drawing to an open ended i would call a pot sized bet on the flop to two times the size of the pot.. i think when i hit, i can probably get all his chips in the middle... when i hit, i just make an outrageous reraise to all in to look like a steal, and get called by AA KK QQ JJ AK just about everytime.