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I think it’s safe to say that most of us have a hand we consider to be our “favorite”. Whether it be the obvious choice, AA, or a not so obvious choice, K 9, we feel that these hands bring nothing but good luck to us when we peek at them in the hole. Our good judgment is blinded by our superstition related to the hand, and sometimes, we lose a fortune as a result. Lou Kreiger chimes in on the subject, in part 1 of his article on this very topic. Part one can be found here.I put this topic under beginner strategy because as a poker player, you have to realize early in your poker career that one hand isn’t more “lucky” than another, and breaking the habit early is much easier than breaking the habit once you’ve already trained yourself that J9 is a great hand because you won a big pot with it a couple times.

Part II is coming tomorrow, with an equally valid topic, one we at Hold Em Authority have touched on before - blaming others for your mistakes, and following in others bad play footsteps.