Why You Play Suited Connectors in Position

Here’s a hand from tonight that demonstrates the value of playing suited connectors in position against a small raise:

I limped with the 9/10 of diamonds, small blind popped it but barely 3x the BB, and being in position against him made it easily worth it.

A quick double up when I drop a big hand and they stay married to their hand even with so much potential on the board, betting into the dark.

Calling with marginal hands is obviously most profitable when played where you opponent is forced to act against you first, which is something a lot of players forget after watching too much Negreanu fireworks on TV.

It also helps to flop the straight :) but when you miss, you don’t get sucked into paying too much to see more cards, ie: if I’d called here with KQ or the like, I could have gotten torn up a little.

Position, position, position.