[KinkyKid]

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I was just wondering why some people, regardless of position, will raise with suited connectors in No Limit Hold 'Em? In terms of what it does when different types of players are present at the table and how it can be used to your advantage? My friend has also been wanting to know this.

I'll further preface this question with:

The idea of raising preflop with PPs and Premium hands is to induce a 3way pot or a heads up so you improve your hand's probability of winning. But with Suited Connectors, they're usually better when there are more than 3 people in a pot because your EV on it skyrockets. So why do some players like to raise like they have PP, regardless of position, with Suited Connectors?

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First, to get good answers (not saying any of the above are not) go to one of the potlimit/nolimit forums and post this question. Poker theory is where everyone starts, because its first, AND its "poker theory". Once they start posting more, they find their true homes in other sections (for the most part).

In limit, its usually not a good idea to raise up your suited connectors since you want a multiway pot. Although its not awful to occasionally cap a multiway pot with them. In no-limit, a lot of the game is disguising your hand. As another poster said, if you only raise premium hands, players will start to notice. Many of the good players will even 3-bet with some of their suited connectors, and lower pairs (22-66). People are much more willing to go broke in a 3-bet pot, partly due to the inflated size. There are a lot of players at the tables that only 3-bet KK, AA, and AK. That makes life pretty easy when the situation arises. But really, go read some of the pl/nl forums.