Quote Originally Posted by TLR
any two cards that will give me a black-jack hand of 19 or higher
This does not make sense to me, Q9o is still crap, I would rather play 68s then Q9o
Fair enough about 68s, but if you are going to quote me, don't take it out of context. I wrote:

"Later in the game, I loosen up and include middle suited connectors,"-like your 68s- " and if the game is loose , any two cards that will give me a black-jack hand of 19 or higher." -IF the game is LOOSE.

Nevertheless, I agree with you. Q9o is pretty weak, but "blackjack 19" is not a hard rule i play by. I simply find converting the cards in to black-jack hands to be a quick determination of their strength.

Anyhow, it doesn't answer the question of what to do when the flop is missed. The idea of stating what hands I play is to show that I'm not waiting for pocket AA before I see a flop.