Thoughts?

This is a two part question, what does everyone think of smaller PP (7-2) in all positions and suited connectors?

All are speculative hands. They are very good if they hit. With most, I'd limp in. Pocket pairs are a call situation even in a raised pot, if the pot is multiway. No multiway pot and/or low suited connectors = fold to a big preflop raise, though it's good to occasionally (rarely) just to mix things up.

- Jeffrey

Same as what the dude above me said. In early position, if the blinds are big and/or there are likely raises behind me.....I'll fold. Late position, if somebody has raised a considerable amount, I'll fold. Late position, no one has raised, I will limp in to try to see a flop to get trips. Pretty standard stuff there.

Shorthanded play I may take a stab with these, though, depending on other players of course. Shorthanded and shortstacked I'm going all in pre flop to either a) take the blinds, or b) go heads up with somebody in a coin flip.

Ultimage George and Jeffrey pretty much covered the pre-flop play for these hands although I would only do the all-in thing in a tourney. These hands become extremely valuable when you flop a set and your opponent flops top pair. You can't pay too much to see the flop because you have only got a 1 in 8 chance of hitting your set. If someone that didn't bet pre-flop is betting into you when there is a 10 or a j on the board you can try to slow play one round or two if the board is not becoming coordinated and take alot of his money. If someone only bet 2x preflop you might call this bet preflop if you are in late position. If a king or queen is on the board and he is betting then you probably have a set to his top pair but beware that he may have an overset. Make sure you bet back hard at him if you are afraid that the next card to fall might give him a strait or a flush. If a lot of people see the flop then you might want to take the pot right there if nobody has bet everybody out yet to avoid somebody out drawing you.