Poker Tutorials, Tips and Tricks

Three-Connected
Three-connected flops are similar to three-suited flops and become very dangerous
if they are two-suited also. Flopping the nut straight is not nearly as strong as
flopping the nut flush. First of all, someone could draw to a flush and beat you.
Secondly, your straight could lose to a higher straight or may have to split the pot.
Straights should almost always be played strongly and never slowplayed.
If you are on a draw, be sure you are drawing to the high end. For example, holding
A6 on a 987 flop is not a very strong hand, as a ten will give you a straight but could
give someone else a higher straight. AT is a much better hand, as a jack or 6 gives
you the straight and you could only lose to specifically QT.
Top pair and overpairs should be played with caution as you could already be
against a straight or two pair. Any pair less than top pair should almost always be
folded, unless your kicker gives you other possibilities. An over-pair with a straight
draw is a strong holding as it minimizes the probability that someone has a straight
or can draw to a straight. These hands are strong because you have several outs if
you are against two pair.
For example, JJ or TT would be a strong holding with a 987 flop. If an opponent has
two pair such as 98, any jack, ten, 7, or 6 gives you the winner. When the flop is
two-suited as well, top pair and overpairs are weak hands unless you also have a
draw. AA might be thrown away in this case against a couple of callers on the flop.
Two overcards with a gut-shot draw can be played in some circumstances if they
give you the nut straight. For example, QJ with a 987 flop is a decent drawing hand.

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