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I know the topic of this article may surprise you having that you know that a flush beats a straight. And then you wonder how a straight can beat a flush. But I’ll get in a conundrum even more telling you that also pocket fives can be better than pocket aces.

Kidding now. What I actually trying to explain you is that poker hands like straights and pocket fives can bring you more chips in the long run for the reason that they can make strong hands that are well concealed. The fact is that in hold’em poker games is not enough to obtain a strong hand but you also need to reap some money with this hand to make it worthwile.

In general players are cautious when they see a three of a suit lands on the board in hold’em poker games. More, the existence of a third card slows the betting process. On the other hand, potential straight cards in general don’t conclude with the same effect. Take for example a flop of 9-J-2, with you holding 10-Q. If on the river you get an 8 the odds are that you’ll be paid off and if you are drawing a flush you won’t gain that much.

So, why are players more cautious with Texas Hold’em flushes? I suppose because it is easier for them to keep up with the symbols on the cards than worrying about counting five cards in a row.

The motive for which I am stating that pocket fives are better than pocket aces is because they have better odds to win a player’s stack. You will usually only get enough betting action to win a player’s stack with pocket aces if your opponent has pocket kings. If you flop a set of aces against rivals, you likely have the deck locked up and are consequently improbable to get much action except one rival has the case ace in his hand.

However, holding small pocket pairs like 5-5 on a flop set you’re likely to benefit from a nice pot because your hand is hidden. Players are accustomed to watch out for high cards on the flop. Players are accustomed to watch out for high cards on the flop. If your opponent has raised pre-flop with Q-Q, he is going to be cautious of a king or ace hitting the flop. If that flop comes J-6-5, and he bets, you can raise and he may go all trying to ‘shield’ his hand. There lies the value of the small pocket pair.