Lucid

Ummm, this is a really meaningless post, since all hands in hold'em are evaluated pre-flop on the basis there are 5 cards to come (there are very minor exceptions but not when you're calling an all-in). Anyone who understands the rules of Holdem will not make this mistake. I love this guy. Thanks for the smart reply, but your reply is meaningless, cause of course all cards are evaluated pre-flop with 5 cards to come— DUH! the example was that Daniel was holding a suited connector. Is that evaluated the same as Ace nine off with 5 cards to come? But thanks for the unnessasary smart-butt reply a

Umm, check again. There is no opportunity for post-flop play when the other player has put you all-in preflop.Ummm, I wasn't talking about post-flop "play" at all. Check my article again, and understand that I meant you play hands with outs that do better with five cards to come. Ummmm....

As a big fan of Daniel's, I remember a tip he gave out in one of his articles on a different Website. Daniel said " you look for hands that play well after the flop." I have taken this reasoning to try and up my game to the next level. Therefore, I am wondering why some posts say to fold this hand, since you only have an eight high. With five cards to come, and with a strong possibilty you have two live cards ( which of course improve your percentages), I would play this hand like AKs. P.S. - I am always amazed at what I see the Pros play in a heads-up situation, hands that any book would tell