The 5 Worst Opening Hands in Texas Hold'em

The 5 Worst Opening Hands in Texas Hold'em

When a player is at the poker table and looks at two aces for an opening hand, the feeling is indescribable. In Texas Hold'em, there is no better way to start the game, this hand gives confidence and a definite advantage in pre-flop play, allowing whoever holds the strongest poker hand to dictate what happens and "kick out" the players with weaker hands. The same goes for other hands that fall into the "excellent" opening card column - such as kings, queens, and so on.

However, there are also hands you shouldn't even think about playing. Sometimes the cards are not in your favor and the cards you are dealt are terrible. Sometimes weak opening hands stack up and players have a strong desire to "get into" the game, albeit with a weaker hand, but this is a guarantee of losing money. Here are the top 5 worst opening hands in Texas Hold'em and remember it's a good idea to dump them the moment you see them.

You've certainly seen hands won with this hand. In some places there is even a jackpot for winning a hand with 7 and 2. This is normal because this is the weakest opening hand in poker. There are many reasons for this - the hand is both low and without the possibility of being "connected" through a straight. The high card (7) is low, you cannot flush with 5 cards, two of which are part of your hand. Unless you have good poker skills or terrible luck, this hand is definitely not played.

Everything written about 7 and 2 applies in full force to this hand, the only reason it is 2nd weakest is the fact that 8 is a bigger card than 7.

If 7 and 2 at least has some charm as the weakest hand in the game, then there is absolutely nothing positive about 8 and 3. The only justification for players to play this hand is if they are in the big blind and no one has raised before.

Due to the value of the 9 as a high card, this opening hand is placed 4th weakest.

Perhaps the only hand worth trying (from a suitable position) of those listed so far that contains some value. Unlike the other opening hands, this one contains the possibility of being connected by a straight (2-3-4-5-6). On a 3, 4 and 5 on the flop, turn or river, the hand becomes very strong, but vulnerable to a hand like '6 and 7'. However, of the 5 listed so far, the 2 and 6 is the strongest hand, despite actually having the lowest high card.