Quote Originally Posted by LuckySlevin
I'd play tighter than that, I think AJ can be tricky especially for beginners alot of respected players suggest not opening this in the micros unless your doing so from HJ or later.
This is good advice, since most beginners tend to over-value AJ/AT type hands, and they don't fully recongnize the power of position and how it affects your holdings.

As a general rule of thumb, you should learn to play in a counter-clockwise fashion, meaning master how to play the hand in late position first. For instance, learn when and how to play AJ profitably from the CO and BTN. When you have a sustainable win-rate, add this hand to HJ, then MP, etc. The same principle holds true with SCs/gappers.