Best Hands, Worst Hands... OK hands?

pipo19 · 04-10-2006, 11:36 AM

we know the top hands of the game:

stuff like that, and we also know the worst hands:

stuff like that.. but we all have some mediocre hands we usually call just cause we like em.. and we feel good when looking at them.. even the top wsop players have them.. so i was wondering what were your best mediocre hands and why??

mine is

just because i love how they look.. they ok hand, got the flush and the straight draw and they arnt too much of low card

neone else hand any mediocre hands they like to play>?

bugsy · 05-08-2006, 07:22 PM

my favourite hands are middle pocket pairs, purely because they make sets more often than high ones and also they have more straight possibilities

mcobbs09 · 05-22-2006, 08:00 PM

The best hand should have some kind of better way of winning because if u ask me they shouldnt even have a percentage really cause anything happens in poker. I have seen a lot of ppl catch amazing cards, and i mean amazing.

n8dawg_11 · 05-23-2006, 07:28 PM

Honestly AK is not that good of a hand unless you hit with it. AK is the most overrated hand in my opinion. Because the only thing you can beat is 2 random cards. Even 22 is a favorite against AK. I'm not saying fold it but dont go all in with it.

PapaHun · 05-24-2006, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bugsy

my favourite hands are middle pocket pairs, purely because they make sets more often than high ones and also they have more straight possibilities

Errr, no and no again. Maybe we should start a sub-forum called desinformation in poker strategy where we can move all these gems of "wisdom".

bettybet · 05-24-2006, 09:27 AM

I was in a game the other night and had AA , so I did like 8x the BB $320 I think and had 1 caller he had 67 off , and hit a str* . I hate poker

Arjonius · 05-24-2006, 05:05 PM

Hey Papa,

What's a Legaue? I sure hope you're not trying to spread disinformation about spelling.

psychomiko · 06-12-2006, 01:00 PM

i know i have still have alot to learn about this game, but i would ALMOST feel better seeing J-10 suited- prolly not exactly an okay hand, but more often than not it works for me

liqid · 06-14-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bugsy

my favourite hands are middle pocket pairs, purely because they make sets more often than high ones and also they have more straight possibilities

I don't think that mid pp's make sets any more often than high pp's but one thing is for sure, if you have AA the third A hitting the flop isn't gonna be as harmless looking as a third 5 or 6 would be. so for this reason you can make a hell of a lot more from a lower set because it is more likely that someone else hit a higher pair.

liqid · 06-14-2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by psychomiko

i know i have still have alot to learn about this game, but i would ALMOST feel better seeing J-10 suited- prolly not exactly an okay hand, but more often than not it works for me

you are on the right track... JT suited is a GREAT hand in my book, but you generally want to be up against 3 or more players with a hand like this. (not calling an all in heads up at least) butthe truth about JT is if you hit a straight that uses both of your cards.... YOU HAVE THE NUTS (barring a flush or boat on board) even a flush with JT is good enough. I'm really not sure why anyone would consider this a bad hand on a scale of 1 - 10 I'd give JTs a solid 8