if youre going to be playing hands like A9, its usually better to put in a raise...actually its pretty much always better to put in a raise..not only are you getting rid of trash hands that can outdraw you on the flop, but you are representing a strong hand, and if the flop is low offsuited unconnected cards eg. 2,6,9 then you can bet and be pretty confident that your opponent will fold unless they have a made hand like pocket kings or something |