Don’t Play A Hand Just Because It’s Suited

You hear it all the time, I played it because it was suited. Suited cards are probably the most overated cards there are and here’s why.

I ran a simulation once on the odds of any two suited cards making a flush BEFORE the flop. Now I did now say, win the hand, but just make a flush before the hand was over (after all five community cards were on the board).

The odds came out to 15-1. Now it doesn’t take a math wizard to see that with eight opponents at the table it is impossible to come out ahead playing hands just because they are suited. Remember, that still doesn’t guarantee you will win (unless you play the Ace high suited only).

So the next time you get two suited cards, increase your chances of winning by playing suited cards only if they are two HIGH suited cards, or suited connectors in a late position when a lot of other players have alredy called. All other suited cards belong in the muck!