NLHE: What are hands you would never play?

Question

The famous example is Doyle's dislike of aq, but are there any hands you just don't like to play?

My personal hated hands:

1. 96 suited: i probably get this hand 10% of the time, never played it, never would have had the winner.

2. AJ: Not a bad defensive hand, but i always get nailed when I try to push with it. It seems like every time I try, I face AQ, AK or a big pair. Last night I folded it when it flopped a straight. :(

3. QQ: I'll push with it if I'm short stacked, but otherwise, I'm beginning to think I should start folding it after a re-raise. I get a lot more luck with any pairs except these.

Answer 1

YOU NEED TO QUIT PLAYING THE CARDS SO MUCH AND START PLAYING THE PLAYER

Answer 2

I tend to suffer for the hands I love.

I love suited connectors and gappers, esp 10 8, 10 9, 10 J ... but they are usually donation hands.  I limp, I lose.  I raise, I lose.  I check-call, I lose.  I check-raise, I lose.

Now that I mention it, I'm not sure what's to like about those hands .......

Hands I'd rather not get include upper-mid pairs 88-10 10 and any Ace below an AQ (unless it's suited.)  When I see those hands, I'm usually looking for an excuse to fold them ("Hey, his lip trembled when he limped in.  I'm outta here!")

But I have to say, I think QQ is way underrated.  I LOVE the ladies, and I've had won a ton of hands with them (and more than a few against them ... never thought of that before... hhmmmmm.)

Answer 3

I tend to always get an A7 suited or unsuited and for some reason i have to play it and everytime i lose, but i keep playing it. I've been playing poker for years and i know the odds but it just looks like good at the moment and i cant lay it down.

Answer 4

I try to stay away from playing baby aces, like A2-A8.

Answer 5

2 8 off suit

Answer 6

Doyle's Hand of 10 Duece is by far the worst. I hate that hand more than any other.

I've folded it in my big blind before when everyone just called and it was to me. That's how bad I did not want to see a flop with it. You know it's a bad hand if you fold you big blind.

I flopped a boat with it in the big blind once and still lost. That was the last straw. I will never put any ammount of money in the pot with 10 Duece.