Is an Ace rag really so strong?

Jade · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 27

I play tournament poker all the time and usually I do great! Something that is happening now which didn’t happen as much before, which I keep noticing, is that no matter what position the players are in they are calling these crazy raises. Players are calling sometimes 3 or 4 times bb raises which are out of position with Ace 2-9. What is this about? Usually I play thinking hands like that are not strong ones. I am often times frightened that if I play a hand like that the ace will hit, but I miss my chance to gain control and all of a sudden I have this decent bet and then I will fold.

I don’t get how people play this poker hand. I know maybe the standard bb minimum raise call, but after that, after the flop when the ace hits, what if I miss my kicker? I may come across a decent bet and then I will fold.

DeadCube · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 18

Basically man it’s not as simple as the way you describe it. You are not figuring I everything when you to decide to enter the pot or not. You need to look at your hand, the size of the raise, the height of your stack, what kind of opponent you are playing against and his or her mind set. You also need to look at your own position . You need to look at all these factors together and make you decision.