Poker "Hold em"

[Stkfc05]

Just Curious to see peoples fav starting hand..
Myself although pocket AA is good i can't stand them they always get busted.
I like AJ or pocket 8's.

 

[ShearMagic9]

Anyone that wins.

 

[dont bowl there]

10,5

Have won some big hands with those starting cards.

 

[superfraser]

I'd love to play poker against you suckers.

Liking any kind of pockets better then Ace's or any kind of non-pockets better then A,K Suited rediculous.

My idiot friends say "I'd rather get pocket Kings then Pocket Aces.."

Simple mathematics suggests my friends are morons..

They love playing 6,9 and Jack, 5...

I come top 3 almost every time and have definitely won more money then I have lost over the times we've played.

I'd expect I win about 30% of the games.

Any hand can win... But too like something better then the best hand is stupid.

Wanting 10,5 over A,A is something I'd expect of Terry Wallace.

Tambling over Franklin incase the metaphor isn't clear enough.

 

[dont bowl there]

I dont think anyone want 10,5 over AA. This was a thread on your favourite starting hand, my favourite is 10,5 because I have had some big wins with it. Of course I would rather pocket rockets every time.

 

[tribey]

I dont think anyone want 10,5 over AA. This was a thread on your favourite starting hand, my favourite is 10,5 because I have had some big wins with it. Of course I would rather pocket rockets every time.

Why were you in the pot in the first place? T5 is a terrible terrible starting hand.

No draw, abysmal kicker situation (even if you hit you're dead to J10+ or A5), why?

 

[mdc]

Why were you in the pot in the first place? T5 is a terrible terrible starting hand.

No draw, abysmal kicker situation (even if you hit you're dead to J10+ or A5), why?

What? because the flop was T55. Duh

 

[Stkfc05]

I Never said AA isn't the best starting hand just saying how often they get busted.. And on that point people don't know how to play them.
Any of you guys play in the free pub poker Leagues??

 

[tribey]

What? because the flop was T55. Duh

I bet he was all-in preflop too.

 

[dont bowl there]

I bet he was all-in preflop too.

What the ____? Ever heard of big blind ________? This is the one thing I hate about poker at the moment actually, every w***er thinks they are a pro and criticize other peoples play.

 

[SolidTiger]

Ace and Jack suited. A good chance for a stright, high kicker, and just high cards if you hit in general.

AA is a great hand to start with. The trick is to bet high enough to get most people to fold but at the same time have only one or two people call. But as the OP mentioned if too many people call then you will probably lose more often than win on them.

 

[tribey]

What the ____? Ever heard of big blind ________? This is the one thing I hate about poker at the moment actually, every w***er thinks they are a pro and criticize other peoples play.

Oh relax, tex.

You said you've won huge pots multiple times ("big wins" - plural) with T5. The odds of that happening more than once when it's checked to you in the BB is pretty low, therefore you're either a shit player or a luckbox.

You don't have to be Hellmuth or Ivey to come to this conclusion.

 

[dont bowl there]

Oh relax, tex.

You said you've won huge pots multiple times ("big wins" - plural) with T5. The odds of that happening more than once when it's checked to you in the BB is pretty low, therefore you're either a shit player or a luckbox.

You don't have to be Hellmuth or Ivey to come to this conclusion.

Its not really, when you play online you go through heaps of hands each time. Put that over the years of playing and those wins have stuck out simply because 10,5 is so shit. I may be a shit player but who really cares when you win right?

You are one of those players that gets uspet when beaten by lesser starting hands arent you. Maybe if you raised pre-flop it wouldnt happen.

 

[tribey]

Its not really, when you play online you go through heaps of hands each time. Put that over the years of playing and those wins have stuck out simply because 10,5 is so shit. I may be a shit player but who really cares when you win right?

Not sure why you're attempting to justify yourself or are taking this personally.

Anyone here could tell you T5 is an atrocious starting hand - and that for you to have won big pots numerous times with it you're either a flukemerchant (having it checked round to you in the BB again and again, or being caught stealing and being smacked in the face with the deck), or an exceedingly poor player (calling raises in front of you with what is used rags).

It's not rocket science, is it?

You are one of those players that gets uspet when beaten by lesser starting hands arent you. Maybe if you raised pre-flop it wouldnt happen.

That's right. When I look down at AK on the button with two callers ahead of me I get the shivers, call and hope to see QJT before committing myself.

I hope I'm never heads up with you, that's for shiz.

 

[mdc]

Not sure why you're attempting to justify yourself or are taking this personally.

Anyone here could tell you T5 is an atrocious starting hand - and that for you to have won big pots numerous times with it you're either a flukemerchant, or an exceedingly poor player.

It's not rocket science, is it?

Mate, you're wrong. Online you play enough hands to win big pots out of the blinds with pretty much every hand.

 

[ShearMagic9]

T5 is a terrible starting hand.

The only reason you'd be playing it is if you're on a big blind and no-one raises, thus meaning you can check it.

 

[dont bowl there]

T5 is a terrible starting hand.

The only reason you'd be playing it is if you're on a big blind and no-one raises, thus meaning you can check it.

Exactly, and I dont remember saying it was a good or even semi-good starting hand. Just my favourite on the account of some big wins with it. All of a sudden you arent allowed to have favourite hands that arent pocket aces.

 

[red+black]

10,5

Have won some big hands with those starting cards.

aka nickel and dime.

 

[camsmith]

What the ____? Ever heard of big blind ________? This is the one thing I hate about poker at the moment actually, every w***er thinks they are a pro and criticize other peoples play.

Yeah I hate that too.. kinda like motor racing fans.. think they know everything.

 

[tribey]

Mate, you're wrong. Online you play enough hands to win big pots out of the blinds with pretty much every hand.

What tables are you playing at? Playmoney or .2/.5?

 

[Killer eagle]

I'd love to play poker against you suckers.

Liking any kind of pockets better then Ace's or any kind of non-pockets better then A,K Suited rediculous.

My idiot friends say "I'd rather get pocket Kings then Pocket Aces.."

Simple mathematics suggests my friends are morons..

They love playing 6,9 and Jack, 5...

I come top 3 almost every time and have definitely won more money then I have lost over the times we've played.

I'd expect I win about 30% of the games.

Any hand can win... But too like something better then the best hand is stupid.

Wanting 10,5 over A,A is something I'd expect of Terry Wallace.

Tambling over Franklin incase the metaphor isn't clear enough.

Then why arent you playing in the bigfooty games?

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=100

 

[mdc]

What tables are you playing at? Playmoney or .2/.5?

Both. I like to mix it up.

The point is a lot of guys who play online get through anywhere from 400-600+ hands per hour; which equates roughly to 20+ hours of live play. So online you see more hands (and thus get lucky with junk) more times in one session than a live player might in a month.

 

[ashley12]

Its called playing from position as well. You can limp in with nearly anything on the button, as you are last to act post flop.

Might lose a bit if the SB or BB raise but its a small loss for the chance to see 3 cards.

For me, I love to play the dog suited.

And there is actually a poker board on this forum

 

[superfraser]

Then why arent you playing in the bigfooty games?

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=100

From memory it was on a Friday night?

I work in a pub.

So Friday night is prime time.

+ I'm 24. Don't want to be sitting around playing poker online no matter when it is.

I play poker mostly socially now.

However I invested much money learning to play at Crown.

Obviously real money games are different then online poker so perhaps this is why I value good cards properly.

However, what I said stands.

AA is like Franklin.
10,5 is like Tambling.

If they both go on to play 300 games, I'm betting on Franklin to play better then Tambling in 250 of them.

Hence, Franklin would my preferred hand.


.....And too the guy who wins big pots on 10,5....

Do you not win big pots on AA?

For me, the biggest pot I have won, and we're talking about an estimated $350 on the crown tables came from pocket A's.

I hit another A on the flop.

And made a Fullhouse with 8s on the Turn.

-that was a freak hand as 2 rich guys came to the table and raised to the cap pre flop without having looked at their hands -which also kept other guys in because they had an increased chance of winning a big pot.

 

[ashley12]

Normally an ace on the board, and you have two, means only one is left, and its unlikely someone else has it. Therefore no-one will call any bet on the flop, and may not call on either the turn or the river.

The key for poker isnt how many hands you win, I could win a few hands against Ivey for instance, but how much you can draw from each hand, getting maximum payouts on your monsters and not playing to many chasing hands.

In late position I will limp in with nearly anything if the table is fairly calm. Paying $3 to see a flop, where could win upward of hundreds of dollars, is worth it.

For example, I was on the button, dealt 7h 9h. About 5 callers, I limped in, and it got called then check. Flop read 9s 7c 10h, giving me two pairs. Small blind raised 40, everyone folded to me and I called. next card was a 4 and he went all in. I called, his aces didnt win and I got $320 roughly.

Given the initial outlay of $3, I needed to win one in one hundred to be worthwhile, and generally the odds of beating a moster like that is roughly 85/15.

10 5 can win big hands because people dont expect that from late position.