5 10 suited good starting hand or not?

#1 20th November 2009, 11:44 PM

A freind of mine keeps telling me to play the 5 10 suited preflop. I just have a problem playing this hand. But I am always looking to learn new tricks. If it is a good hand can you explain why.

#2 20th November 2009, 11:45 PM

Never a good hand to play, unless ur in the bigblind and 5/10 flops.

#3 20th November 2009, 11:45 PM

Lol... I would never play that hand preflop... Does your friend know much or like playing you around?

#4 20th November 2009, 11:46 PM

Well, you can't make a straight without either a 5 or a 10. lol. seriously, what do you hope to accomplish by playing 5,10 suited?

#5 20th November 2009, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiefer77

Well, you can't make a straight without either a 5 or a 10. lol. seriously, what do you hope to accomplish by playing 5,10 suited?

10 high flush maybe lol ... I think thats just about it

#6 20th November 2009, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkyo01

10 high flush maybe lol ... I think thats just about it

LOL! Maybe.

Seriously, please play that hand as much as you can and please come sit at my tables. I'm chiefer77 every where!

#7 20th November 2009, 11:58 PM

your friend is an idiot. That is all.

#8 20th November 2009, 11:59 PM

as good as 5 10 suited is...i think u should also try to fit in some more 8 2 suited...that hand is golden on everysite!!!

#9 21st November 2009, 12:01 AM

Lol 72 suited is even better

#10 21st November 2009, 12:05 AM

10 5 sooted is good because of the straight thing chiefer mentioned but the problem is that it can only make 1 flush. 10 5 offsuit can make all the same straights and twice the flushes! Now that's the shit!

#11 21st November 2009, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetaxman1

A freind of mine keeps telling me to play the 5 10 suited preflop.

(1) does this friend play online and
(2) what's his sn / what site is he on

#12 21st November 2009, 12:17 AM

Don't listen to your buddy.

#13 21st November 2009, 12:27 AM

Not a good hand at all but you can play it sometimes from the button, and from the small blind. In the big blind just check or very rarely call a raise, depending on stack sizes and your knowledge of the raiser.

#14 21st November 2009, 12:31 AM

Not a chance unless you're trying to go broke,,,lol
Take care

#15 21st November 2009, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiefer77

Well, you can't make a straight without either a 5 or a 10. lol. seriously, what do you hope to accomplish by playing 5,10 suited?

I love that line! I play with a guy who abides strictly by that rule and just bite my tongue when he spews that logic.

#16 21st November 2009, 1:22 AM

you have quad potential too. you're all forgetting that

#17 21st November 2009, 1:24 AM

your friend is talking absolute rubbish

he may have got lucky with it once

its one of the worse starting hands to play

#18 21st November 2009, 1:29 AM

I can get 5 10 suited to work under certain circumstances:
1) You have an EXTREMELY good read on the person you are making a move on.
2) This is for stealing purposes only.
3) Nobody else has entered the pot
4) I must be on the button
5) I know the SB and BB are extremely soft and I have been stealing from them many, many times so I know they are gonna fold.

If you do NOT meet conditions 1-5, then throw it away.

Does your buddy play on Full Tilt? If so, under what name?

#19 21st November 2009, 2:22 AM

NOT! I think I would take a pass 100% of the time I get these two cards. Auto fold on this end!

#20 21st November 2009, 3:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetaxman1

A freind of mine keeps telling me to play the 5 10 suited preflop.

Don't listen to the others here. Any 2 suited cards is real power. 10-5, 8-3, it doesn't matter. Keep playing them. Now, where did you say your friend plays at?

#21 21st November 2009, 4:49 AM

Can't believe you even asked that question......mind you...that being said, I am sure I would have more luck with it then I would AA!!!!!

#22 21st November 2009, 6:04 AM

dude! you can so hit a royal flush with that 10...and its suited so that's bonus! i have shoved all-in with many a T5s...and a T5o...or 23s...or any other 2 cards that can be dealt...they're all good cards *sometimes* ...i lost in a game tonight when i shoved JJ...i was like WTF! i wanted my jokers to be aces! bah!

#23 21st November 2009, 7:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deankn68

Can't believe you even asked that question......mind you...that being said, I am sure I would have more luck with it then I would AA!!!!!

Well of course you do. AA is just a 2 outer 3 of a kind draw. 5/10 suited is a double pair draw (6 outs) plus 11 flush outs. I'll take a 17 outer over a 2 outer any day.

#24 22nd November 2009, 1:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TriggaLos

your friend is an idiot. That is all.

^^^THIS^^^

#25 22nd November 2009, 1:00 PM

BB special to 6 limpers , flop comes 5/5/5..... now your talkin.

#26 22nd November 2009, 1:08 PM

If you have that kind of friends you don't need any enemys.

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