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In this episode, you’ll learn about starting hands. The two ‘hole’ cards that you are dealt at the beginning of each round make up your starting hand. Your hole cards can be paired or unpaired, high ranked or low ranked, suited or non-suited, connected or unconnected. We’ll review how these factors determine the strength of your starting hand.
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11:04 "This is why it's a mistake to play J/4…"
I understand that playing this hand in the first place is a mistake because it is a weak hand. However, once Boy Wonder flops a pair of Jacks, I don't see what difference this initial decision makes. QQ beats JJ, regardless of whether the second jack comes from your hole cards or the community cards. So, how would Boy Wonder have been better off if he had begun with pocket jacks, rather than flopping the pair?
I've only seen two episodes of these tips and it's helped me tremendously!
Actually, the optimal hand against 22 isn't AKs but 76s.
what are the situations where calling pre-flop is good?
Thank you for the tips!!!