Dealt Consecutive Suited Cards - What To Do?

How many times have you folded with consecutive suited cards and then would have have had a flush or a straight? Then your normal player will go in with these cards regardless for the rest of the game.

Judge Each Hand

There is no definitive answer to what you should do with these cards. Some people nearly always go in no matter what the bet whereas others always fold. For me, it is best to find somewhere in between. However, you can not fold one time because you went in the last time. Try and forget the past hands when deciding if you should go in or not.

High Cards

If you get dealt cards ranging from K,A suited to 10,J you should definitely go in. With these cards you have the possibility of every possible hand. These are fantastic cards to have and if others do not raise you should as while you might catch a decent pair then is a good chance of getting a straight, flush or even royal flush.

In some cases it might be a good idea to just check pre-flop if everyone else does. You are likely to catch a good hand so you will want to draw as many players in as you can. Moreover, after the flop you will know if you have a good chance of winning the hand or not.

Low Cards

This is when the decision becomes difficult. 4,5 suited could potentially be an amazing hand but at the start you have little chance of winning. The ideal situation is to see the flop so can see whether you a chance of a straight or flush. However, if someone makes a big pre-flop bet than you need to think carefully. The best policy is normally to call as long as the bet does not equal more than 10% of your chips. Online straights and flushs seem to come up more often than in a real life poker game. Obviously, if nothing comes up in the flop then you should fold. Bluffing with a 4 and 5 is not a good idea.

Overall

Ultimately, if you get dealt consecutive suited cards above 10 then you should be the aggressor as pre-flop few players have a better chance than you. However, anything below that you need to just try and see the flop without spending more than 10% of your chips. If you fold and it comes up, that happens and you need to forget about it.

Be lucky!!

Chris