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Recently, a thread popped up in our poker forum asking respondents what poker hand they dreaded the most. The original poster, who hails from Ireland, referred to the “disgusting abomination of a so-called hand” that is A-Q, saying, “I seem to lose virtually all flips with it. And with that, I have to renew my laptop every so often.”The destruction of laptops was a common theme that ran throughout the thread no matter where in the world a player was located. Take New Zealand's norv, for example, whose under-title is “Norm MacDonald of Photoshop.” The PocketFiver since 2010 said, “I hate A-10 in late position. One day, I swear I will throw my laptop off my roof.”
Pocket kings was another hand that members of PocketFives cursed to no end. California's rizniles chimed in about his distaste for K-K: “Looks so pretty when you get it. Seem to either win the blinds or bust or get crippled often.” Germany's NoLimitFan112 also singled out kings as one hand that didn't sit well with him, adding, “Every time I 3bet, I get floated and an ace hits the flop and A-3 offsuit improves. Sometimes, I shove as often as possible pre-flop, even with like 30 big blinds.”
New Jersey's William Jameson, who joined PocketFives last November, slammed A-K: “A-K aipf for me always runs into any pocket pair and never improves. The exact opposite happens when I have a pocket pair versus A-K: A-K always improves.” Perhaps we shouldn't be too surprised given that A-K is a coin flip versus many pocket pairs.
The United Kingdom also got in on the lambashing, including roboshaq, who called out A-10 for being his arch-nemesis. He wrote in the thread that he last had the hand on the final table of a live tournament with five players left. After a 10-high flop with raising pre-flop, an opponent called with just middle pair and a three kicker, only to spike two pair on the hand's final card to win.
While nines, tens, and jacks all failed to receive much love from our community, the U.K.'s sggirb cursed just about every hand under the sun: “I dread of getting pretty much any hand at the moment. I can't seem to help but anticipate the variety of interesting ways that I'm going to get screwed over.” He also singled out K-Q as a major offender.Speaking of nines, we'll turn to another U.K. poker player, ronnieb122 (he will clean your car for a badge), who said, “Just a mind thing, but I swear I lose every time I'm all-in with them.”
The thread sparked comments from players around the world in a global witch hunt of hated hands. Nations represented in the thread include Ireland, Costa Rica, New Zealand, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Germany. Needless to say, if you hate a particular hand, you're definitely not alone.
Weigh in by visiting this PocketFives thread.
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