What's your "unlucky hand"?

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Hahahahaha, I totally get that! For me, it’s pocket Kings! Every time I see them, I already feel like I’m about to get cracked by an Ace on the flop. It’s crazy how some hands just feel cursed no matter how strong they are on paper.

I guess it’s part of poker’s charm though: the emotional rollercoaster of thinking “this time it’ll be different” and then watching the same disaster unfold again. 😅
 
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My luckiest combination is AQ. It seems strong, but in most cases I lose with it.
 
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I always play KK with a lot of fear. Maybe it is the hand that cost me more eliminations in MTTs
 
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anyway over time everyone has won big hands with AA or KK etc... in the short term, the next day, I also noticed that you can lose with certain hands... but to me these hands I would not say that they repeat themselves every time...
 
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AK.. for me hard to win them
 
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A K
I have gone out of more games with A K than any other hand!
 
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Definitely AQ, I find it extremely difficult to play.
 
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LiviuRo123 said:
I swear every time I get pocket Tens, something bad happens! Do you have a hand that always seems cursed?
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I don't have "unlucky" hands in poker. Any hand can be great or it can be terrible. I don't believe in superstitions; I believe in raw, cold logic. Superstition is always tied to emotional baggage that messes with our heads when we need to make the right decision.
I could tell myself that Aces are a "lucky" hand, but that doesn't actually mean anything. What actually tells me something is that I'll get pocket Aces about once every 221 hands. And when I do get them, I have roughly 80% equity against a random hand. Now, if my Aces get cracked on the flop, it's not a "bad luck" hand or a "good luck" hand—it's just part of the game.

Poker is a game of logic and emotional control. No witchcraft, no superstitions, no myths. Just math and a calm demeanor.
 
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Q10 IS ALWAYS A BAD MOVE MOST OF THE TIME THAT I KEEP PLAYING
 
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Maybe I lose a lot with AK, or maybe I've never learned how to play this hand in poker.
 
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it has been always JJ...... When I 3bet to late position players when I am at SB or BB ..loose to Higher over pair, ... If I call a raise and 3bet from from early position then loose to a speculated or small pair (with set)...often happens..
 
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My nemesis hand is AKo, AKs is not much better.
 
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We've all experienced losing with a pair of aces, but superstitious players simply can't accept it. Because of this, they often play strong hands poorly and miss out on situations where they could have won.
 
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There’s really no such thing as an “unlucky pocket hand” in poker — only unlucky situations. Any two cards can win and any two cards can lose. Even premium hands like AA or KK aren’t unlucky by themselves; they’re just statistically stronger starting points. What feels “unlucky” usually comes from context: stack sizes, positions, tendencies, board texture, or simply running into the top of someone’s range. A pocket pair doesn’t carry bad luck — it’s how the hand plays out against ranges and decisions. Blaming the cards makes the game feel mystical, but poker isn’t about fate. It’s about math, edges, and long-term outcomes. Over thousands of hands, no pocket pair is cursed — only misplayed or outdrawn.
 
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