What's Your Favorite Hole Cards?

Now, this isn't a thread for AA is my fav hole cards.. blah blah blah. There's been a hundred threads about fav starting hands but I don't remember seeing one with examples backing them up.

Post yours with an EXAMPLE.

Here's mine. I love playing T8s in position for cheap. I don't like it so much that I'll play it UTG (every time at least ) or call BIG raises. In this hand this guy raises min so I know that I'm up against a hand so if I don't hit at least 2 pair I'm out but considering implied odds, I'm willing to gamble with 2x.

This guy was pissed after this hand was over. He kept calling me a fish and I'd rag him about raising like a man.


PokerStars Game #18471397991: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2008/06/29 - 18:53:05 (ET)
Table 'Menkib II' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Dinero2005 ($111 in chips)
Seat 2: Spagiari ($198 in chips)
Seat 3: TYLER010486 ($68.10 in chips)
Seat 4: sriverfx19 ($241.75 in chips)
Seat 5: crackityjoe ($199 in chips)
Seat 6: make'embroke ($47.05 in chips)
Seat 7: OCJunkie ($452.05 in chips)
Seat 8: Srbinho ($74.70 in chips)
Seat 9: Red Yetiulti ($143.30 in chips)
Spagiari: posts small blind $1
TYLER010486: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dinero2005 [8d Td]
sriverfx19: folds
sriverfx19 leaves the table
crackityjoe: folds
make'embroke: folds
OCJunkie: folds
capaneo joins the table at seat #4
Srbinho: raises $2 to $4
Red Yetiulti: folds
Dinero2005: calls $4
Spagiari: folds
TYLER010486: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [9d Qs 7d]
TYLER010486: checks
Srbinho: bets $4
Dinero2005: raises $10 to $14
TYLER010486: folds
Srbinho: raises $10 to $24
Dinero2005: raises $83 to $107 and is all-in
Srbinho: calls $46.70 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($36.30) returned to Dinero2005
*** TURN *** [9d Qs 7d] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [9d Qs 7d 3s] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Srbinho: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings)
Dinero2005: shows [8d Td] (a flush, Ten high)
Dinero2005 collected $151.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $154.40 | Rake $3
Board [9d Qs 7d 3s 4d]
Seat 1: Dinero2005 (button) showed [8d Td] and won ($151.40) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 2: Spagiari (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: TYLER010486 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: sriverfx19 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: crackityjoe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: make'embroke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: OCJunkie folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Srbinho showed [Kd Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: Red Yetiulti folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Lovely hand

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Biggest cash in a hand I have ever had

I like Can't find an example right now because I haven't won a hand with it for 38 years. Love is blind.

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I know I hate KK at poker stars!!! lol But I agree with 7 I really like jack 10 suited. AND I LOVE 7.

OMG...im exactly the same Dinero! 10 8s is by far my favourite hand. (minus AA...but its close :P). I won my biggest ever pot with it, dont have the HH cos it was on carbon, the worst site in the world (i posted the hand in my interview thingy though). I called a raise from the BB and flopped a straight. This was at 1/2 NL so i took a full $200 off teh guy who had kings... $400 odd pot. 10 8s never seems to miss...seriously...my poker tracker stats with it are sick...cos even if you flop draws you can play them agresively and get a laydown anyway.

Another reason I love T8s!


PokerStars Game #18686404088: Tournament #94712629, $25.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2008/07/08 - 23:44:32 (ET)
Table '94712629 74' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: slicknastyAK (60203 in chips)
Seat 2: Juiceman19 (94101 in chips)
Seat 3: Dinero2005 (20090 in chips)
Seat 4: CATPUBES (55995 in chips)
Seat 5: SRK786 (17207 in chips)
Seat 6: ShaggyDoe (17005 in chips)
Seat 8: wisechef (12752 in chips)
Seat 9: Havran rick (16426 in chips)
slicknastyAK: posts the ante 150
Juiceman19: posts the ante 150
Dinero2005: posts the ante 150
CATPUBES: posts the ante 150
SRK786: posts the ante 150
ShaggyDoe: posts the ante 150
wisechef: posts the ante 150
Havran rick: posts the ante 150
CATPUBES: posts small blind 800
SRK786: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dinero2005 [8s Ts]
ShaggyDoe: folds
wisechef: folds
Havran rick: folds
slicknastyAK: folds
Juiceman19: folds
Dinero2005: raises 3200 to 4800
CATPUBES: folds
SRK786: calls 3200
*** FLOP *** [6s 3s 2s]
SRK786: bets 12257 and is all-in
Dinero2005: calls 12257
JoePups is connected
*** TURN *** [6s 3s 2s] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [6s 3s 2s 2d] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SRK786: shows [Ac 5h] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
Dinero2005: shows [8s Ts] (a flush, Ten high)
Dinero2005 collected 36114 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 36114 | Rake 0
Board [6s 3s 2s 2d Ad]
Seat 1: slicknastyAK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Juiceman19 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Dinero2005 (button) showed [8s Ts] and won (36114) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 4: CATPUBES (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: SRK786 (big blind) showed [Ac 5h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 6: ShaggyDoe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: wisechef folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Havran rick folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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