Do I open this KTo in highjack ?
According to Upswing Poker:
How to Play King-Ten Offsuit In Cash Games
I’m not going to BS you here… King-Ten offsuit is a mediocre hand. But it’s still worth playing in certain situations.
Unopened Pots
King-Ten offsuit (KTo) ranks in the top 20% of all preflop starting hands. It is strong enough to open-raise from any position at a 6-max table.
If you are playing 9-handed, you should throw King-Ten offsuit in the muck if you are in any of the early positions (UTG through UTG+2). With so many players behind, the likelihood of someone waking up with a better hand is quite high. Also, the chance of scooping up the blinds goes down significantly.
Limping with KTo (or any hand) is a bad play that will cost you money in the long run.
Against an Open-Raise
When facing a raise, you need to be aware of your opponent’s position and also your own.
You can play this hand profitably against an open raise only when you are in the Big Blind. This might surprise you, but this is what the solvers show us. Cold-calling or 3-betting with this hand from any other position is going to be a net negative to your bottom line (assuming you are playing in a non-ante cash game).
From the Big Blind, you should exclusively call with this hand. It’s not a good 3-betting candidate.
Against a 3-Bet
You’ve raised and gotten 3-bet. That’s a bummer, because King-Ten offsuit is far too weak to call — so just give it up. King-Ten offsuit is probably one of the worst hands with which you would have raised, so surrendering the pot is no big deal.
ok I play for “real” on Winamax in NL10 and the rake is huge so we play very tight
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After the limp, and with the player after you posting, this is a clear fold. You have to open quite large because of the size of the pot already, so zero EV hands like KTo just go into the muck.
Muck it:)