Suited connectors - hands like 6♦-7♦, J♠-10♠, 4♥-5♥ (my personal favourite) and 8♣-9♣ are oh so pretty. You peel up your cards, look at them and can’t help but get excited. They’re just filled with potential. But are they really all that? Players will swear by them – but do they actually fulfil their promise or do they leave you high and dry? Let’s examine suited connectors before the flop: why they work; when they work and how best to use them. STUDY THE IMPLICATIONS

Suited connectors are said to have great implied odds, meaning of course, that you can see a flop relatively cheaply and win a huge pot.