What is the problem with a weak ace (ace with a small kicker)?
The most common helping flop (a flop that helps your hand sufficiently) is a flop containing an ace. However, with a weak kicker you will not have a strong hand even if the ace hits because you will be playing in fear of a better kicker. You are essentially looking to flop aces up or to trip up your kicker. Any other flop will never be really strong since just pairing your kicker leaves you vulnerable to overcards or an overpair in the hole. If you are playing multiway then the threat of a higher kicker increases because if any of your opponents had a better ace they most likely are in there with you. If you are playing heads up or in a short pot then you might very well not be afraid of a better kicker but you are not getting good pot odds for your “ace draw” assuming that you think your ace high is no good preflop (you think your opponent has a pocket pair). Thus, your weak ace is only strong if none of your opponents have shown strength AND you have reason to believe that none of th
