Knowing when to Fold: The Worst Hands in Texas Hold’em
A pair of aces may be the strongest hand in poker but there is more to poker that you need to know. You have to be familiar with the worst hands that are most likely always folding hands.
Knowing which hands to play and which hands to fold will help you not to be tagged as a donkey on the table.
Here are some of the worst hands in poker:
2-7
This is the worst that there can be in Texas Hold’em. Sometimes it is known as the hammer for those who play online poker. These two cards cannot make a straight with about four cards in between. Do not ever ever play Seven Deuce, even with a bounty – it’ll lose you money!
2-8
It is the same problem posted for the 2-7 combination. The 8 is still a pretty bad card to have for a high card. Still no straights in the picture.
3-8, 3-7
These hands are a bit better than the two above because of the 3. If you have them, your world still sucks.
2-6
Good times if the flop will give you a 3,4,5 so you can have a straight. You can get a higher straight with a 7. You can get a flush but the odds will be against you. Ninety per cent of the time, fold.
2-9, 3-9, 4-9
You got a 9 and that is a better hand than the 6. If you end up with a 9 pair there is still a high chance of someone getting a pocket 10, J, Q, K, or A’s.
There are still some bad starting cards to know and we will be tackling them in future.
