About three years ago, I had an entertaining conversation with what I think is the best limit hold'em player I have ever met. We were sitting in a Denver tavern and the beer was about to end when the conversation (amazing!) Turned to poker. And the topic of our conversation was: "What hands after the flop are most affected by position?" That is, which hands can win more money (or at least lose) in late position versus earlier?
In small pairs? No, we decided, not in small closed pairs. While before the flop, small pairs are played in early position in a completely different way than in late, after the flop, position usually does not affect the game in any way (if a three came, you bet as much as possible, if not, pass). Maybe these are older couples? Again, no, because as far as the topic of our conversation is concerned, concealed aces and kings are the same as small pairs, since after the flop you play them regardless of position. Suited connectors? Yeah, it seems to be getting warmer. Since the flop brings you some, but not all, you need, being in late position gives you a much clearer idea of how much it will cost you to continue, and therefore can play your hand more profitably.
Continuing this thought, we come to the highest suited connector. We thought about this idea a little, and the more we thought, the more we became convinced that this is the answer to our question. Younger suited connectors usually hit a bit on the flop, but most of the time they end up losing completely. But with high suited connectors, this practically does not happen: you either flop a pair, or you are left with two overcards and a backdoor straight or flush as possible options. In these situations, you have a lot of outs, and a very small chance of getting candy. This means that you are not at all averse to seeing the turn, but at the same time you will not spend a fortune on it, since the more you pay, the less chances that your outs are worth something. In other words, before you start revealing the cards, you must understand if you can squeeze anything out of your ace if the right card comes. And also, since you have options, in the event of a bad flop it will be much more correct to continue with this hand than with its offsuit equivalent, because in the first case two nice things can happen: you or a) make a rolling flush , or b) buy a card of your suit on the turn, and then a card of one of the values of your pair on the river.
It all boils down to this: if you have a big suited pin, almost any flop can help you make at least a minimal profit, provided that you don't have to put a whole bunch of chips on the table to do so. The same cannot be said about any other hand: with lower hole cards, regardless of position, after the flop you either raise or pass; with high cards, you (usually) raise no matter what. With a low suited pin, you sometimes call or raise, but you usually fold. But, having an idea of the possible strength of your opponents' hands, it is best to continue the game with high suited connectors on the hands.
No other hand is as positional-dependent as a top suited pin. And the best moment to consider your position is when you are either on the button or close to it. What does position matter to a preflop hand like this? I am convinced that it gives a lot of information at this stage of the game, and it is the pre-flop game that determines the further tactics. I don't think that in a typical good but not damn great Hold'em game, it matters in early position whether you raise with a hand like AQ suited or not. At best, a raise will give you a chance to steal the blinds (if no one has been involved in the fight before), or, at least, it will help to significantly increase the pot in case many people call. In the worst case, you may have to call three bets, or you force the hand of a player who would call only one bet (for example, you still have the same suited AQ and a player who would only support one bet, folds A-9 offsuit after you raise). Although, by and large, I believe that here the minuses are equal to the pluses. But as soon as you get close to the button, you almost have to raise. Why? For the following two reasons:
2) Your raise will serve as leverage to see the turn inexpensively if the flop doesn't come.
Example: in early position you have K
Q... On a flop that hits five players, J 8
5, you (correctly) check, after you someone makes a bet, and someone else supports it. You want to look at the turn, but you have absolutely no idea if your outs are worth it. And if you have the same K Q, but only now you're in late position, you can see the turn for free if everyone checks before the raiser (that is, you). You really want to see the turn, and you just want to do it cheaply. And by raising the bet before the flop, you often give yourself that opportunity. Further, if you are lucky on the flop, your preflop raise has already helped you increase the pot.
To summarize the above, we can say that high suited pin is a much more desirable combination in late position than in early position. If this hand comes to you in late position, you have a better chance of insuring yourself and continuing to play until the next streets. If you're at gunpoint with K J on your hands, do whatever you want: limp or raise. But if you're on the button and no one has made two bets yet, be sure to make them yourself.
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