Why we dont raise QJ

[fishyak]

Another poster referred to QJ as the "Hawaii hand." If you mucked this cards all year you would save enough money for a trip to Hawaii. Note that when the other posters talk about playing QJ, they are not mentioning the quality of the hand; they tend to talk about position, or I ALWAYS open-raise, etc. Yet the hand is EV+ PF. Humm... Close to the edge (of profitability?)

In LHE, I play 'em, no raise, absent a random "I gotta mix it up" event. I've learned to ditch 'em muy pronto if the flop misses. No 2nd shots.

[HoneyBadger]

what about us wannabe semi indians?

[shane88888]

I only raise QJ suited in clubs or spades.

I guess that's white guilt for ya.

[JohnAndersen]

I look at it the same way as raising 98s or 76s only to vary play in EP if there are people who are real observant

[HoneyBadger]

QJs is a vastly better hand than 76s though

[James.]

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I only raise QJ suited in clubs or spades.

I guess that's white guilt for ya.

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so you're prejudiced against native americans? shameful.

[James.]

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QJs is a vastly better hand than 76s though

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unless you're up against AQ or QQ.

[HoneyBadger]

that way 76 kinda sucks against 77

[shane88888]

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I only raise QJ suited in clubs or spades.

I guess that's white guilt for ya.

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so you're prejudiced against native americans? shameful.

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That's pretty damn funny.

I'll be getting some mileage out of that one at the Indian Casino.

[James.]

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that way 76 kinda sucks against 77

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yep. of course it sucks against QQ, too. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]