suited hands

Originally Posted by koolmoe

At Party and affiliates, I don't touch these hands early in SnG's because the stacks are too small relative to the blinds. I *might* consider it if I'm the chip leader simply because it is a decent hand to bully with. At some other sites, you get enough chips to start with that it may actually be worth playing. The implied odds are a lot better in SnG's than ring, I have found.

specifically at party, these hands can be profitable in the early rounds of an SNG ASSUMING you can get in cheap and draw cheap. this usually means limping on the button or completing/checking a blind.

for example, it's hand 13, level II, blinds are 15/30, you're the button with A3 suited, and you limp into an unraised pot. you either flop a flush or catch it on the turn, and you have the nut flush.

why this can work:
- so many people playing on party don't really get pot odds, and won't bet to ruin a drawers odds, so you can typically see the turn for little or nothing.
- if there are three of a suit on the board before the river, a disturbing number of people will call a big bet (to your made flush) or go all-in if they have a high card of that suit, hoping to hit their flush on the river.