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There are a lot of marginal hands I'd like to avoid, the problem is when in a bad run of cards, I can't resist the urge to play worse hands. Discipline is the key, always avoid playing junk cards.
 
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in early position A6o etc. or 22-33-44 in any position
 
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Well it depends on position and stack size. But I generally avoid to play bs like 62o for example :D

What about 63 in the late positions? like the hand is much better)
 
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What are some of the hands you avoid that are played by most others? for me its face cards with 10 besides j 10 as for some reason that hands works out alot for me


AJs.......JJ......and KQs

Without a DOUBT these hands get me into trouble more often than they help. I tend to get excited everytime I see them not realizing that they aren't exactly gold from the get go. For some reason "the hooks" have a lot of bad memories attached to them. I would say one of the biggest changes I've made in poker since I first started was that I don't play lower pocket pairs nearly as much anymore.

Take it for the life advice that it is. hahah
 
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What are some of the hands you avoid that are played by most others? for me its face cards with 10 besides j 10 as for some reason that hands works out alot for me
QT and KT have reverse implied odds as they are mostly dominated. But I play TT always for board coverage as never having a Ten doesn't help.
 
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I would happily give up A10 anytime
It loses a lot of chips for me.
 
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For some reason it's hard for me to play with small pairs when I didn't catch a set on the flop in 3bet bank even in IP. And i feeling a little shaky with KK ( i had frequent coolers:(:()
 
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I trying avoid to play with hand AJ... But sometimes I'm playing this hand anyway, and get the problems...
 
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I never play the Axo except on the button if there is no raise
 
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What are some of the hands you avoid that are played by most others? for me its face cards with 10 besides j 10 as for some reason that hands works out alot for me
Almost all hands are playable, if you have a range by position you will know what you can and cannot open, just respect this rule and you will have no problems. Don't try to play to make sure that in the long run you're going to be a deficit.;)(y)
 
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all hands are playable head to head
 
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i am a somewhat loose player so i will play many hands . however i am careful with K-T , A-T , A-J , K-J

Q-J i rarely play . especially offsuit . but i will play it in late position especially when suited
 
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Low pairs, but when the stack allows you can play every hand, but it's useless
 
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Generally the combinations with "lower odds", however, after the flop this can vary, so it depends on the context.
 
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well, any 83o or 92o from early positions on a full table will be hard for us to play in plus, and so much will depend on the size of our stack and the structure of the tournament, sometimes on the bubble with a large stack it will be advisable for us to play aggressively and with weak hands
 
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If I get shoved preflop whilst holding AQ, I would be folding most of the time. This hand has brought me so much trouble that I am avoiding it at all costs.
 
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I always avoid 72 because they are very bad at hooking hands, they don't give any option to win hands even if I ever play and connect a full house
 
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I don't like it when an ace comes with pocket kings on the flop.
 
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I avoid As with anything medium, e,g, A6.
A2-A5 might end up in a straight, but the other ones just lead to difficult decisions. If I hit an A, I am still in a weak positoin, as the opponent might have also hit it but have a stronger second card.
 
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What are some of the hands you avoid that are played by most others? for me its face cards with 10 besides j 10 as for some reason that hands works out alot for me
don't play with ace and deuce hands play with ace and 10 hands or better below try not to play
 
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I avoid 7-2, 7-3, 9-2, 9-3 and 3-6.
 
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hello I think that according to the position you can play all the cards. but my hand that I like the least is JJ always playing with distrust and eh lost many times
 
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I prefer to avoid hands with low values and far from each other
 
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