Top 5 Worst
Starting Hands for Texas Hold 'Em Poker
If you're playing Texas Hold 'Em Poker and
you get dealt one of these hands, there are extremely few
circumstances in which you should play them. (For example,
if you're the big blind and no one has raised the pot pre-flop.)
Generally, if you see these cards in your hand you should
run away as fast as you can.
1)
2-7 (offsuit). This
is the worst hand to start with in Texas Hold 'Em Poker
because there are so few good options: you have no straight
draw, no flush draw, and even if you wind up with a
pair of 7s or a pair of 2s, you're very unlikely to
have the best hand. Of course, you'll see some crazy
flops every now and then. But just because you might
see a rare 7-7-2 flop once in a blue moon doesn't make
this a good hand to play.
2)
2-8 (offsuit). See above.
This is only slightly better than a 2-7 offsuit because
the 8 is better than the 7.
3)
3-8 (offsuit). Another
horrible starting hand for Texas Holdem Poker.
4)
2-9 (offsuit).
This one is only ever so slightly better than the
ones listed above.
5)
2-6 (offsuit).
Of the 169 possible starting hands in Texas
Hold 'Em Poker, this one ranks 165th. Not something
to be proud
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