| What starting hand do you hate the most? |
| 22 |
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5% |
[ 1 ] |
| 78s |
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5% |
[ 1 ] |
| JJ |
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29% |
[ 5 ] |
| JQo |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| AK |
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11% |
[ 2 ] |
| Other |
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47% |
[ 8 ] |
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DrAndrian
Four of a Kind
Joined: 02 May 2008
Posts: 313
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 Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| 99. I usually overplay that hand, or play scared postflop. |
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dcdoorknob
Royal Flush
Joined: 11 May 2007
Posts: 802
Location: Mississippi
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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I hate A2 or A3 in spots when I'm short enough that I know I have to push with them but there are plenty of people behind, one of which will usually call with a bigger ace or a pair (for SNGs and tourneys, obv).
I used to have alot of trouble with 88 and 99, but I started just playing alot more passively (like a smaller pair) when I'm in bad position and that seems to have helped, even if I'm not really playing them optimally at least I'm not grossly misplaying them as often now. |
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Badlydrawnboy
Flush
Joined: 28 Jan 2008
Posts: 127
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: What starting hand do you hate the most? |
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| StevieWard wrote: |
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What starting hand in Holdem do you hate the most and explain why. 
For me, it's AK. I seem to always miss the flop with them and then I'm almost forced to lay them down when my opponent decides to make a well-sized pot bet.
They also stink as an all-in hand, since more than half of the time you're up against a pocket pair and you lose those races more often than not. 
Tell me what your most hated starting hand is! |
It happens though - if you miss it still becomes the same as any other hand that you miss with, just try c-bet and take it down and if you get called, you can give up or re-evaluate the turn.
You wont really be losing with AK more often then not. AK is near 50% to win against any other hand almost apart from AA/KK.
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Yes, the strange thing is that I almost find AK easier to play out of position than in position... OOP, I make a c-bet, but what if you're in position and your opponent makes a pot bet? You will have to lay it down if you missed the flop (unless you have AKs and there is a flush draw). And that hurts with a "premium" hand. |
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jeffr8
Four of a Kind
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 328
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I vote 'other' aka pocket tens...
they're rigged. |
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StevieWard
Message Board Junkie
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
Posts: 1164
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:39 am Post subject: Re: What starting hand do you hate the most? |
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| Badlydrawnboy wrote: |
| StevieWard wrote: |
| Badlydrawnboy wrote: |
What starting hand in Holdem do you hate the most and explain why.
For me, it's AK. I seem to always miss the flop with them and then I'm almost forced to lay them down when my opponent decides to make a well-sized pot bet.
They also stink as an all-in hand, since more than half of the time you're up against a pocket pair and you lose those races more often than not.
Tell me what your most hated starting hand is! |
It happens though - if you miss it still becomes the same as any other hand that you miss with, just try c-bet and take it down and if you get called, you can give up or re-evaluate the turn.
You wont really be losing with AK more often then not. AK is near 50% to win against any other hand almost apart from AA/KK.
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Yes, the strange thing is that I almost find AK easier to play out of position than in position... OOP, I make a c-bet, but what if you're in position and your opponent makes a pot bet? You will have to lay it down if you missed the flop (unless you have AKs and there is a flush draw). And that hurts with a "premium" hand. |
Or you can bluff raise, and they will probably fold more than half the time. |
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hockeyjohn27
Pair
Joined: 21 Jan 2008
Posts: 42
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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personally, my least favorite hand is low pairs. They always get me in trouble calling short stacks. Also with low pairs 66 and lower in coinflips, It seems to happen so much that my pair gets counterfieted by a higher two pair on the board. i.e. i have 22 and the board is 44JJ8 and i lose to A3...
I HATE SMALL PAIRS LOL |
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pujols57
High Card
Joined: 14 May 2008
Posts: 3
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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My least favorite hands are
1. Pocket pairs (The higher the worse). Problem is you expect to win and you play like your going to win. Only problem is half the time it ends up costing you your entire chip stack or you win the blinds.
2. Anything with an Ace. Reason being that everyone at the table is chasing high cards or the Ace. So if 2 other people at the table have an ace I really have to question myself on
a. Is my kicker high enough
b. Do they have 2 pair?
Id much rather play cards like J-10 or 7-8 because when I hit, I KNOW im good and I can get a huge payoff from the guy with A-Q who hit top pair. Small pocket pairs are always nice for limping in or calling min raises, if you miss just dump them. |
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RunnerJohn
Two Pair
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Posts: 56
Location: Cartersville, Georgia
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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Mine.
Seems like the best starting hand is always the one the guy on my left starts with. |
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OneSmile
Pair
Joined: 13 May 2008
Posts: 28
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| From all those above I hate the Jack-Jack the most |
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