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  1. cjmace24 cjmace24 is offline

    Boulder Creek, CA
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    Apr 5th, 2007 (4/5/2007 10:10pm)

    Playing an SNG right now I get soooted J 7 and remember that it was one of the hands I'd always limp with during my first couple months playing. Now I just FOLD it (99% of the time).

    So for those that make a living at this whacky game, what are the cards you gave up on. Or have you given up on any?
  2. dhubermex dhubermex is offline Senior Writer

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    Apr 5th, 2007 (4/5/2007 10:14pm) in reply to cjmace24

    I gave up on J4 off-suit. They call that hand "Full Employment" (Those who play J4 will always have a day job). For some reason, I thought there was "hidden value" in J4o, but after talking with Barry Greenstein on the Podcast, I now know that 32 off-suit is The Hand.
     
  3. cjmace24 cjmace24 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2007 (4/5/2007 11:00pm) in reply to dhubermex

    Nice. Another one I got into trouble with has been KJ (called the rookie hand right?)
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  4. BrianComeaux BrianComeaux is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2007 (4/5/2007 11:09pm) in reply to cjmace24

    Seriously, I was a serious donkey until I totally absorbed two important concepts--

    1. position, position, position

    2. ten times better to open a pot with a raise than it is to call a raise or even to reraise (in most cases)

    Just about any hand is good enough to open a pot with a raise from cutoff or button. On the other hand, I now routinely fold hands like AQ, AJ, KQ from early position--assuming a full table. Things change late in a tournament when you're five or six-handed. I don't see the value in open limping although I know some players use it successfully. I'm not good enough for that.
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