Favorite Hands - Overplayed?

#1 12th August 2007, 5:13 AM

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.

#2 12th August 2007, 5:32 AM

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).

#3 12th August 2007, 5:39 AM

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.

#4 12th August 2007, 5:48 AM

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.

#5 12th August 2007, 6:31 AM

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

Here's his new revised hand ranking:

Group 1: 84

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

#6 12th August 2007, 6:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Effexor

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.

#7 12th August 2007, 7:10 AM

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

#8 12th August 2007, 8:22 AM

I play jack anything a lil too often and 7 4

#9 12th August 2007, 9:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelmillion

I play jack anything a lil too often and 7 4

Right below V's post. LMAO!

#10 12th August 2007, 12:14 PM

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.

#11 12th August 2007, 4:51 PM

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

#12 12th August 2007, 5:00 PM

I like Q8 personally, suited or not

#13 12th August 2007, 5:09 PM

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 :P

#14 12th August 2007, 6:50 PM

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.

#15 12th August 2007, 7:05 PM

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

#16 12th August 2007, 9:10 PM

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

#17 13th August 2007, 3:44 AM

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... :P

#18 13th August 2007, 7:33 AM

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

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

#19 13th August 2007, 8:14 AM

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

#20 13th August 2007, 8:17 AM

You joined 2 years ago but only 2 posts? lol

#21 13th August 2007, 3:03 PM

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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