iopq plays 50 nl fullring and we judge him. Part 1

[Robb]

Hand 1) I never raise suited connectors like this, maybe I'm missing something.

By "like this" do you mean in early/middle position or do you mean you never raise them? If the latter, yes you are missing something.

I wasn't very clear was I? Anyway, I do mean that I have a hard time with suited connectors in any position. I rarely raise them from any position. Sometimes I limp them from late position looking to catch something, but no, I don't play suited connectors well. I don't feel at all confident with them so I avoid them.

Here's how I learned to play sc's. I eased into playing them. I picked a couple of the higher quality sc's (98s and 87s) and started open raising them from the CO and BTN. They play about like small pp's when you catch air - you can often cbet and rep the high cards, and you'll find some equity quite a lot.

When you get confident playing them, then you can add in T9s, 76s and 65s (I don't play the tiny sc's - they can be troublesome hands). Next, I started trying to find spots against Laggy PFR's in the hijack/cutoff and 3bet them with a quality sc from the BTN. See how that goes. If you pick the right spots, you can play them with very little risk and learn the ropes before you add the entire range of sc's and all the other spots they can be profitable.