Re: Odds & Connectors
Didn't say that at all. I said I wouldn't play them much in LHE. NLHE is a different animal.
In the situation you outlined, you are getting implied odds of better than 50:1. (50:1 fromt the total of 1 person's stack plus the money already in the pot). I love connectors in situations like this. If you play your position well, you may not even need to hit anything. But what you want to have a str8 against a set.
Doyle Brunson talks about playing connectors in Supersystem. Next time you are near a book store, go grab it and scan that section. Then tone it way down from the way Doyle plays (unless you read as well as Doyle does). I've tried to do it his way and just tend to lose a lot.
Just remember that you aren't playing these to chase a pair, so make sure you don't spend more money if the flop doesn't give you a good draw or 2-pair.
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