Ax-suited a loser in loose limit games?

[GiantBuddha]

In a loose passive limit game, I'll play every suited ace I'm dealt (not for a raise cold or anything, though). I'll also raise the limpers with it if I'm in position.

But the real value of Axs comes from being able to read the board and read hands. You have to know when your aces will be good. And be able to lay down top pair no kicker when it's not good. You also have to know when to semibluff. Don't just pump the pot every time you have a draw, but know when to pump the pot for value, and when to push people around.

Small pocket pairs play themselves in loose games. Axs does not. They both rely heavily on implied odds, on facing opponents that go too far with their hands. But they don't play the same way.

Loose aggressive games, btw, Axs is much harder to get value from. Small pocket pairs are the [censored] there, though.