Intentional "leaks"

[moot]

Do any of you guys intentionally do things that you know are negative EV? I have a couple:

1) I occasionally raise with with T7 suited in limit. I never cold call or reraise, and I don't play it stupidly postflop (like, I'm not gonna call down if I hit my 7) so it doesn't cost me a lot. But it's my "lucky" hand.

2) My friends and I have something called "Five Dollar Fridays" where we buy in for 5 bucks at 25 NL (on Friday). Starting on the BB, we go all-in every hand (regardless of the action) until we bust or get to $25 (at which point we cash out).

This is more of the entertainment side of poker. I know it loses me a little money, but it's fun and breaks up the monotony that sometimes arises from long days at the tables.

[bernie]

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1) I occasionally raise with with T7 suited in limit. I never cold call or reraise, and I don't play it stupidly postflop (like, I'm not gonna call down if I hit my 7) so it doesn't cost me a lot. But it's my "lucky" hand.

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Other than for fun, why would you do this? Don't you get enough action on your better hands already?

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[ElSapo]

#1 - No, I don't do this.

#2 - If it's you and your friends sitting around a table doing this, it isn't -EV I believe it's neutral just because it doesn't sound like there is a rake and eventually everyone wins and loses the same amount. If it's online, then yes, it's probably -EV but actually I do something similar once in a while...

At some point you have to balance a -EV play with the EV of enjoying what you're doing. But your first example is pretty much -EV all around. Your second is either moderately bad (if you go all in every hand or only on good ones) or neutral if it's how it sounds.

ElSapo

[fishfeet]

I, for some odd reason, really like 10-7 as well.. suited or not.
I dont call raises with it normally.. but if I have enough of a stack I will sometimes make a raise.

Im trying to aviod having 'favorite hands' that are worthless to play. Meh.

[The-Matador]

JTs of diamonds is my hand, on account of it hitting me two of my three Royals (and those two within 6 months of one another). I raise it every time, even though sometimes I know it's not the correct play.

Once in a while I drop to a really small game and go nuts, raising every hand for about 30 in a row and seeing if how I play after the flop can make up for it.

[emonrad87]

My lucky hand is pocket aces. It seems to win a lot for me.

[cpk]

While raising T7s is not a good general strategy, the play does have its merits in some cases.

[gazarsgo]

I am very sad to find that not one, but TWO other 2+2ers have T7s as a favorite hand. I flopped a boat with once when I was still learning how to play poker so that's why it's MY lucky hand. It's still my lucky hand but I only play it from the blinds now rather than raise it or anything funky.

[IndieMatty]

I do stupid sh[/url]it all the time, because I like to gamble.

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[Joe826]

i /images/graemlins/heart.gif T8s. T7 is for noobs, plus my -EV raise is more +EV than yours /images/graemlins/grin.gif.

[sthief09]

I tend to be too loose with J9s and 99 because I /images/graemlins/heart.gif them

[VBM]

sometimes in 2+2 games we'll pick some random hand and cap every street...*shrug*

something like that?

[Joe826]

omg what bet did you lose?

[fearme]

3bet or raise w/ lowball to medium suited cards mainly for advertisement and want to look like a gambler