Personal favorite hands?
 

Not sure if this thread belongs in BBV (if not, pls feel free to move it), but I stuck it here b/c it contains a mini-brag:

Lately it seems I've stacked someone every time I've had black ducks (2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]). Most recently was Saturday live for a $400 profit and yesterday on FT for just short of 150 BB. (I also turned a flopped nut flush into a straight flush live Sat., but that's another story).

This got me to thinking: certain well-known poker players have starting hands associated with them or are generally known as "their" hand. Exs.: 10-2o (Doyle Brunson); 10-7o (Negreanu's favorite); 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (Hellmuth). I'm thinking of "adopting" the black ducks as my personal favorite starting hand. Do others have favorite hands that would be interesting, and potentially have more entertaining backstories than mine? I'm not talking about monster hands like AA or KK, unless of course they have an entertaining backstory relating to hookers and/or blow. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Let the sharing and group hugs begin...

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86o

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K 2. Just seems to be lucky for me.

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J9 SUITED. Then 25 suited.

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T9 of diamonds. Maximize the bling.

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BIG LICK 96s HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!

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99same colour

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JT[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] or JT [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] . No real story just love the hand

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AA

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AA

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8 10 spades

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86 spades always flops the nuts

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Lately it seems I've stacked someone every time I've had black ducks (2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]). (I also turned a flopped nut flush into a straight flush live Sat., but that's another story).

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Confused at how u flopped a nutflush with black deuces. but either way...my favorite hand is
5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],
cuz who sees that coming?

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the hammer

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Confused at how u flopped a nutflush with black deuces.

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I didn't. I flopped da nut flush in a different hand w/ A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] on a K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] board, then runner-runnered (10[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]) the straight flush -- my second live 10-high straight flush in 7 days, BTW. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

Amazingly, I got paid off by someone w/ the Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. This was one of the few situations where slowplaying (flop checked around) is correct, as I needed someone to catch up to justify betting.

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57s

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TT

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Confused at how u flopped a nutflush with black deuces. but either way...my favorite hand is
5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],
cuz who sees that coming?

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obv. stealth cow

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Mine is 22 as well, because I quad a lot with it. Also, 44 and TT seem to be doing great lately.

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Obviously T3, because it dominates T2.

I dunno, A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] has been as lucky as anything.

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57s

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and 97o

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25 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] - won $1500 with it by being a total donkey.

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78o. started getting known as the deeb in home tournys etc I will play that hand to the felt anytime.

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TT

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97 soooooted. Preferably clubs.

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TT

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Same. I feel like I flop an inordinate number of sets with that hand.

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54 offsuit. No contest.

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AK

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KK

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AAs

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44 (esp. 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]), TT, and JTs.

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What's up with everyone overrating black cards? [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] are clearly da bomb.

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97s is a lot of fun

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pokertracker says i'm luckiest with A9 soooted
i have a soft spot for QT sooooooooooooooted

box it up and SHIP IT

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86 spades always flops the nuts

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Paradise Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $10/$20
3 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Button: $1336.00
SB: $2222.00
Tulosba: $1998.00

Pre-flop: (3 players) Tulosba is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $50</font>, SB calls, Tulosba calls.

Flop: 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($150, 3 players)
SB checks, Tulosba checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $50</font>, SB folds, Tulosba calls.

Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($250, 2 players)
Tulosba checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $120</font>, Tulosba calls.

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($490, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Tulosba bets $300</font>, Button folds.
Uncalled bets: $300 returned to Tulosba.

Results:
Final pot: $490

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86 spades always flops the nuts

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Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($250, 2 players)
Tulosba checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $120</font>, Tulosba calls.

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($490, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Tulosba bets $300</font>, Button folds.
Uncalled bets: $300 returned to Tulosba.

Results:
Final pot: $490

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Tulosba hates money.

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i call 55.

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J8 sooted in live NL. I just like it. It's really good against early pos raisers, 'cause I can check raise their AK or AQ if I catch a jack. Lots of draw possiblities. Plus, I won a monster pot 3 hands after I sat down the other nite [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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86 spades always flops the nuts

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Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($250, 2 players)
Tulosba checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $120</font>, Tulosba calls.

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($490, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Tulosba bets $300</font>, Button folds.
Uncalled bets: $300 returned to Tulosba.

Results:
Final pot: $490

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Tulosba hates money.

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Tulosba agrees, Tulosba was drunk and shocked that he flopped a straight flush. Tulosba will play it more expertly next time.

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