Re: Deep home game play - flopped low end straight
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Okay I will attempt this one more time. Any hand that contains an ace is considered a high card hand. High card hands get their strength by hitting a strong pair. A suited connector is an example of a drawing hand. (Both are technically drawing hands, but lets make this argument simple) A drawing hand gets its strength from hitting a deceiving two pair and flopping good draws (oesd and fd). A2 is a high card hand so it doesnt gain the benefits of a standard drawing hand but it also sucks as a high card hand. Theres no playing carefully post flop with a terrible hand, its stupid to say youre waiting for two pair or better. Your stacks arent THAT deep and you dont have the implied odds you think you do. Even if they are loose, they are capable of missing flops. And op, yes, you have to shove here. He could have a boat, he could also have trips, a pair and a draw, or a lone fd as you saw. If youre sitting on scared money, which it sounds like you are, then stop playing. Scared money = losing money.
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OK - I don't think anyone is saying A2 is the nuts here PF. It just is what it is, a (questionable) 1BB button call.
And regarding not pulling the trigger on the shove, I already admitted to playing timid (not scared, just timid) money - and that is what it is, too. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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