If there’s an Ace in the flop, that means there’s a 25% less chance of anyone else having another Ace! In tournament play you have to take into account relative stack size, blind size, position relative to the prize money, and some other factors like the table image of the opponent (if any). Watch a replay of any hand played on Replay Poker. What was he thinking? But maybe he had to leave anyway.

In the hand that follows, I played the hand purely as a bluff as I had a premonition that opponent had nothing, and bluffed on the flop, the turn, and put him all in on the river, and he called the river bet and did not even have enough to beat my bluff. If the flop comes paired, the odds are that opponent does not have trips, so that is also an opportunity, But A 2s is a drawing hand and you just want to see the flop as cheaply as possible and throw the hand away if you don’t hit a draw on the flop. I would be more inclined to raise from UTG with a pair of middling suited connectors, but representing a good Ace, then if Big Blind calls and checks with an Ace on the flop, play your nonexistent ace, or if you hit your flush or straight draw play a continuation bet. None of it makes sense, but they you see stuff that makes no sense all the time. RaIsing from UTG with A 2s seems pointless, then calling the flop bet with only one overcard and three to the flush, then shoving on the river, when only the straight flush would call.

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