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Did you know that over 90% of new holdem players incorrectly play suited connectors?

Despite what you may have heard, it is incorrect to play suited connectors all the time in any position.

“Suited connectors play well in multiway action.” I have to tell you, when I read this years ago I had no idea what this meant.

Here’s the deal. Most active players, meaning anyone that is sharp enough to last at holdem, play premium starting hands. For the purposes of this discussion we will consider premium hands in the conventional sense, such as the big pocket pairs, A10s or better, and for late position play K10s or better.

The point is that a great many players are essentially looking for the same starting hands. Therefore, it would follow that the players that remain in the hand are all looking to hit approximately the same board cards to improve.

This also means that a middle suited connector such as 7/8 of spades, for example, has a strong advantage over the aforementioned to improve, as more outs exist. There may only be one ace and two kings remaining in the deck while three sevens and three eights remain doubling your chances to pair up over the premium hand players. Since your straight and flush draw prospects remain very much intact, add significantly more outs to improve and win the pot.

To qualify as multiway we prefer no less than three other players.

The higher the amount of premium hands in the pot the higher likelihood of them caving in on one another, as their outs lay dead in the other player hands.

Another factor to consider is the card value entry point. Do you play 2/3s or 4/5s?

We strongly advise playing no less than 6/7 suited. The logic is very simple. There are more ways to make a straight with a seven than any other card in the deck. We want to give ourself every edge as we knowingly are taking on over cards.

This is all great, but how are you suppose to know that you are going to get three or more players to accommodate your connector strategy.

The answer is that you play your connectors in late position. At first play only from the button and to the right of the button. As you improve you can adjust and play earlier spots,taking into account player predictability and your table image.

The factors you must always consider are player style, card value entry, the amount of remaining players and position.

This approach to playing suited connectors has been very effective for us. Follow these steps and you can do it too!

Now put this into practice and you can see similar results.

Blackjack is by far the most popular table game at online casinos. The reason for this is that if blackjack is played to a correct strategy, the house edge is less than one percent. This is the lowest house edge of any table game. However, most casinos plan based on a house edge of around two per cent. This is simply because they know that most people will not play a correct strategy. Many players give the house a massive advantage by playing erratically (“I know the blackjack has to come right now!”). So, betting decisions made by the player actually affect the advantage that the house holds. In games like roulette, the house edge is 5.26%. Each spin is a completely independent event. The house edge therefore does not change, and cannot be influenced by the player.

In blackjack, events are dependent. This is because as each card is drawn, the possible outcomes of future draws change, as the deck has changes. The more big cards remain in the deck, the more the player is favored. Advantage constantly shifts back and forth between the player and the dealer. Herein lies the basis of card counting. Successful card counters know when the odds favor them, but card counting is a subject all on its own. The issue is that you do not need to be a card counter to bring the house edge down to near one percent.

A mathematically strategy is possible because the dealer and the player are constrained to a set of rules. Basic blackjack strategy has been known for years and many simulations have been run by experts to devise a strategy. With a basic strategy, the player will decide the action to take based on the exposed cards. This will involve hitting or standing on that basis.

In blackjack you want to beat the dealer and get as close as possible to 21. As the player always acts first, you want to sometimes stand on a lower hand in the hope that the dealer will draw a card that will result in a bust. Even if the dealers bust, players who have already bust always lose. Therefore, players have to learn how to play a hand correctly to insure the best outcome based on the mathematically correct strategy.

Blackjack is fun and allows for a correct mathematical strategy, and it is not hard to learn. The great thing about online blackjack is that you can play with the strategy chart right next to you, and make correct decisions on that basis.