Why Raise with Suited Connectors? (NLHE)

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But on the other hand, playing better opponents requires more deception, and that's exactly what raising these gives you. If you NEVER raised suited connectors against really smart opponents, you'd be too easy to read. The better your opposition, the less likely you should be to raise SCs for actual hand strength value and implied odds on hitting a hand, and the more likely you should be to raise them for implied odds on disguising your hand (getting paid on unexpected 2 pair or trips more so than flushes and straights, or getting paid on bluffs).

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There's some merit to what you say. However, I believe there is a MUCH better ways to disguise you hand than raising with SCs when you have no bluff equity. Clever use of pocket pairs and an appropriate preflop bluffing strategy is far superior.