A-10

[Prowler]

how do you play this hand from first position?

[FirePhil]

At a full table, fold.

[barbarian]

i think a lot of people might say fold. As always it depends on the table. I play a lot of 5 or 6 player tournaments, in such a situation i like a nice little raise now and then, especially with the weak players you find in online tournaments. I'm often pretty confident i can buy a pot after the flop with whatever hand i have. I find something like 9 out of 10 pots are bluffable post flop in the games i play, many players are too loose pre-flop and too weak post flop. But i've gotten off the point, as a general rule in a ten handed game against tight players i'd fold A-10 from UTG unless i was really desperate.

[Prowler]

any particular reason? i always fold it but feel like im throwing away a good raise oppurtunity

[barbarian]

i feel in a tight game if you're raising from UTG with A-10 you're likely to be in the worst position compared anyone who calls. If you take into account what people would need to call you, and the fact that you're in very early position then you're likely to be in a bit of trouble. And what would you do if you're re-raised? You'd have to throw it away. Not to say it should never be done but it's a gamble in my opinion.

[Prowler]

so would opinion change if it was suited?

[Dice Man]

Any ace suited you have to at least limp. I wouldn't raise with AT suited under the gun though.

[manchestermurph@fsmail.ne]

surely youve got to see the flop with the A10, pig sick if J Q K comes out on the flop and you folded

[trustme]

On a ten seater table I would fold A10 even if it was suited! If you raise in ep with that hand and get two callers it is quite likely you will be losing to one or both hands.

If you do want to play this hand the only way to play it is to raise, if you limp from early position it is too weak a play. If you face a strong reraise preflop then its going to be a hand to fold...so just fold before it gets complicated!

[FirePhil]

surely youve got to see the flop with the A10, pig sick if J Q K comes out on the flop and you folded

That logic is pretty backwards, do you have to see a flop with 72o just in case it's 222 or 777? Any hand can flop the nuts and playing it UTG makes it harder to get paid off. The problem with AT is a lot of flops will help you but you're way behind vs a bigger ace and you can get yourself into trouble playing it out of position.