Quote Originally Posted by Xanadu
Perhaps the most serious flaw I have seen in AOK's advice (which has bothered me time and time again) is no consideration whatsoever for suitedness preflop. Suitedness is a real and significant advantage, especially with an A or K high starting hand. To ignore its value completely when judging a starting hand's value is to me an extremely serious poker mistake.
I don't disagree with this. I just think most people put too high a value on suitedness. What IS the value? How much better is AKs over AK preflop in a NL ring game? What are the stats? How do you play the hand out in different situation? I think this is a very good thread to explore. I know my opinion, and I've said it. I've said why I think it is of less value than most people think, especially for beginners. But there's reasons to think differently. It sounds like you know them. You should share them.