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AQ, AJ and A10 are all deceptively okay hands (not exceptional like AA, AK, KK, not quite mediocre like J10, QJ) because of the Ace.
by benihana 12y ago
AQ, AJ and A10 are all deceptively okay hands (not exceptional like AA, AK, KK, not quite mediocre like J10, QJ) because of the Ace.
- mod 12y agoYou might be surprised to hear that 95% of poker players do not consider JT mediocre. (I'm not among the 95%!)
- thret 12y agoIn Australia we call JTss the 'Greek flag'. It is a very powerful hand in the Manila variant of poker - which is popular with Greeks - and thus extremely popular in holdem also. Note that every two card straight it makes is the nuts.
- mod 12y agoNote that it's rarely worth playing in a raised NLHE pot. I know it's good when it's good, but it can be easy to read, it splits a lot of the pots because the board goes four paint or whatever, it gets tricked into dumping money with top pair no kicker, etc. Plenty of guys are flatting two raises OOP and hoping to hit a flop and that's a recipe for dumping chips. It's a great hand to play anytime 76s would be a great hand.