Connecting cards are what no-limit cash games are all about. Two cards with the potential to make a big hand and often be completely disguised to your opponents. These babies have massive implied odds so you should be looking to play them whenever you and your opponent(s) have big stacks compared to the cost of entry into the pot. You can definitely call a pre-flop raise sometimes if you have a deep stack – especially if your opponents at the table are predictable and only raise to open with premium hands.

And don’t fall in love with only the suited variety of the species. Flushes often don’t get paid off as much as straights because they’re more visible, not to mention harder to make. Non-suited connectors can have great value in a deep-stacked cash game.