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06-09-2005, 10:01 AM
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Low Ball starting hands
What are the best 2 and 3 card starting hands for A-5 and 2-7? And what are some overplayed 2 and 3 card starting hands in A-5 and 2-7?
The best two card starting hand in 2-7 is 2-7, right? Then you want 2-3, 2-4, 2-5 and 2-6 in that order? Would you not want to draw to hands like 6-7? For 3 cards, are the best hands 2-3-7, 2-4-7 etc in that order? Likewise, is 5-6-7 a rough starting hand? What is it for A-5? Do A-2, A-3 A-4 and A-5 have approximately the same value? If you are sitting 6 seated, do you ever want to draw to a 7, if the field is big? This post is poorly composed and is giving me a headache, should I just go to boarders and read SS2? 
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#2
06-09-2005, 10:14 AM
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Re: Low Ball starting hands
For single draw, you don't want 2 and 3 card hands.
For tripple draw, you really don't want 2 card hand, but 27 is the best in 2-7, a2 is the best in a-5. In 2-7, 23, 24, 25 go in that order, 26 is quite awful and 28 is better IMO. 3 cards hands for 2-7: 237 is the best. 2w7 where w is a wheel card is a fine hand. 267 is certainly playable. 234, 235, and 2x8 where x < 7 are ok. 236 blows, 345 blows as do most other three card hands. For first in a 3x8 (x<7) is fine for a raise depending on position and opposition. (Always fine in position, usually fine from the CO or one worse in full games, sometimes good from UTG in full games). A-5: I don't play this much but my starting requirements are 3 non paired cards <=6. I would avoid hands like 456, 356, 346 UTG/UTG+1 in a full game. Aces are uber important in this game. A hand like A56 is probably ok UTG or UTG+1 in a full game, and and like 234 is ok I think, though I am not sure.
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#4
06-09-2005, 04:28 PM
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Re: Low Ball starting hands
Ace to five starting hands are really easy to value. Since you can't hit straights or flushes, just look at your highest card. A23 is the best. Then: A24, 234, A25, A35, A45, etc...
For one card draws, I'd keep any 4 cards that are 6 or lower and throw away any cards 7 or higher. The easy mistake to make is drawing rough. A23 is much better than A56 because when you both make a 6, the A23 is almost always winning.
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#5
06-09-2005, 09:28 PM
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Re: Low Ball starting hands
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The easy mistake to make is drawing rough. A23 is much better than A56 because when you both make a 6, the A23 is almost always winning. [/ QUOTE ] This also includes not drawing to 7s in A-5 or 87 in 2-7 on the first draw even headsup.
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#6
06-09-2005, 09:56 PM
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Re: Low Ball starting hands
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[ QUOTE ] The easy mistake to make is drawing rough. A23 is much better than A56 because when you both make a 6, the A23 is almost always winning. [/ QUOTE ] This also includes not drawing to 7s in A-5 or 87 in 2-7 on the first draw even headsup. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, 872xx looks so nice but it's really better to treat it as a 72xxx. I have trouble with that one.
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