Favorite Hands - Overplayed?

FuryVII · Aug 12, 2007

I have a few different friends that each have their own favorite underdog hand. They go to great lengths to always play those hands, even when all other signs point to no.

I wonder if others have their favorite underdog hands that they always play, and what are they? I, personally do not have a favorite that I will always play. Nor do I think it's good practice.

rob5775 · Aug 12, 2007

After a few months at the illustrious CC forums, I fondly overplay 84o.

Other than that, I like to play 57s when cheap (it goes with my sig, duh).

rachelrach · Aug 12, 2007

Haha, i know what you mean. I used to always play 6-2 when it was dealt to me although it is a horrible hand. I got lucky with it a few times and considered it 'my lucky hand'. I don't play that hand anymore unless im BB of course. I agree, it isn't good practice.

lesclaypool6 · Aug 12, 2007

I play 9-10s a bit too strongly... even though I wouldn't call it an "underdog hand" necessarily. I usually will call raises even OOP with it.

Effexor · Aug 12, 2007

Even David Sklansky has learned about the ultimate power that 84o wields.

Here's his new revised hand ranking:

Group 1: 84

[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1]Group 2: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AKs
Group 3: TT, AQs, AJs, KQs, AK
Group 4: 99, JTs, QJs, KJs, ATs, AQ
Group 5: T9s, KQ, 88, QTs, 98s, J9s, AJ, KTs
Group 6: 77, 87s, Q9s, T8s, KJ, QJ, JT, 76s, 97s, Axs, 65s
Group 7: 66, AT, 55,86s, KT, QT, 54s, K9s, J8s, 75s
Group 8: 44, J9, 64s, T9, 53s, 33, 98,43s, 22, Kxs, T7s, Q8s
Group 9: 87, A9, Q9, 76,42s, 32s, 96s, 85s, 58, J7s, 65, 54, 74s, K9, T8 [/SIZE][/SIZE]

rob5775 · Aug 12, 2007

Effexor said:
Even David Sklansky has learned about the ultimate power that 84o wields.

Here's his new revised hand ranking:

Group 1: 84

HA! I knew it! Thanks Eff.

vanquish · Aug 12, 2007

My favorite hand is my left, but my right can get the job done too.

Angelmillion · Aug 12, 2007

I play jack anything a lil too often and 7 4

DaveE · Aug 12, 2007

Angelmillion said:
I play jack anything a lil too often and 7 4

Right below V's post. LMAO!

TurnipHead · Aug 12, 2007

Used to have a soft spot for 97 suited or unsuited and limp in with it in any position.

-Anyway, silly post for silly people, hence my response.

darayba · Aug 12, 2007

I have good luck with 8 9 but have bad luck with 10 4s

Monoxide · Aug 12, 2007

I like Q8 personally, suited or not

starrpats · Aug 12, 2007

i'll bet preflop when i get 4-4, figure its no big deal to lose 3BB playing my lucky number at a chance of hitting that hidden 444 set haha

Chris_TC · Aug 12, 2007

QTs is by far my favorite hand (QTo I don't care about very much).

I will play this hand strongly most of the time, often raising from middle position. I will also often call preflop raises when in position.
Even the occasional re-raise is not unheard of

My SawFlop% for QTs is at rank 13/169 (48.44% of all flops). My stats also tell me that I raise this hand preflop 40% of the time which is rank 20/169.

pirates66 · Aug 12, 2007

As long as there hasn't been a raise pre-flop, I always play K3.

daxter70 · Aug 12, 2007

10 8 , sooted or off...is the deadliest hand in poker!!!!

OzExorcist · Aug 12, 2007

I play live with a lot of people who are madly in love with pocket twos

Personally, I seem to have a mental block that regards pocket 2s and pocket 4s as weak, but pocket 3s as playable. Go figure...

TheJace · Aug 13, 2007

Any time I get dealt Jack/Ace I take it all the way! Why you ask? Because It's THE JACE baby!!!

ALL-IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ProducerK · Aug 13, 2007

I dont know why, but I have a really bad tendency to play a K10 for some reason... If I can get in cheap with a K10, I will play usually the flop and take it from there... but the conversion for me winning with this hand is unuasally high...

ProducerK

TheJace · Aug 13, 2007

You joined 2 years ago but only 2 posts?

lol

4Aces · Aug 13, 2007

I think some people overplay their favorite hands way to much. I have been knocked out of a few tourneys with a decent hand being called by crap, then i asked them why and they say its theirs favorite hand.
I remember hearing Doyle Brunson saying in an interview that he tries to play 10 2 a least as possible because it isn't a good hand at all.

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