What's your "unlucky hand"?

bremp555 · Nov 11, 2025

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. 😅

bodil19982 · Nov 11, 2025

My luckiest combination is AQ. It seems strong, but in most cases I lose with it.

tagece · Nov 11, 2025

I always play KK with a lot of fear. Maybe it is the hand that cost me more eliminations in MTTs

DoruFish · Nov 11, 2025

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...

mala81 · Nov 13, 2025

AK.. for me hard to win them

KeyPatience · Nov 14, 2025

AK by far! 😅

Delenia · Nov 14, 2025

A K
I have gone out of more games with A K than any other hand!

Vrotebal · Nov 14, 2025

88 95% of hands against any cards I lose

vThatsNoMoon · Nov 14, 2025

lol hmmm running rough atm .

roberto51 · Nov 15, 2025

Definitely AQ, I find it extremely difficult to play.

Dejana · Nov 15, 2025

KQ - forever...😂

Aballinamion · Nov 15, 2025

LiviuRo123 said:
I swear every time I get pocket Tens, something bad happens! Do you have a hand that always seems cursed?

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.

massautv · Nov 15, 2025

Q10 IS ALWAYS A BAD MOVE MOST OF THE TIME THAT I KEEP PLAYING

Peteski84 · Nov 18, 2025

Always classed QJ as my bain.

Toruk Makto · Nov 18, 2025

888NOX888 · Nov 19, 2025

Maybe I lose a lot with AK, or maybe I've never learned how to play this hand in poker.

anbu210 · Nov 19, 2025

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..

enno · Nov 19, 2025

My nemesis hand is AKo, AKs is not much better.

dreamer13 · Nov 19, 2025

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.

istbno · Nov 21, 2025

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.

Virma · Nov 23, 2025

KK, I tend to lose my all in with this

moraeskvmi · Jan 31, 2026

lately, all!!

Ketoupitou · Jan 31, 2026

AJ. I think it's best than it really is.

monkeytilter · Jan 31, 2026

Which ever one I'm taking a flip with for all my chips with usually

In seriousness no particular hand sticks out to me, I never play a hand thinking "oh no not this hand, I always run bad with this".

I think the longer you play poker the more your attitude will be like that, in short poker careers a bad run with AA for a couple of weeks could shape your thinking into "Grrr.. AA unlucky hand for me", but the variance does level out eventually I promise.

hardongear · Jan 31, 2026

I won't call it unlucky more like a "trouble" hand and for me it's always been JJ. Seems the flop always comes with 2 overs which makes JJ kinda a tough to play.

Cheers!!!

What's your "unlucky hand"?

bremp555

Rock Star

bodil19982

Rock Star

tagece

Legend

DoruFish

Rising Star

mala81

Rising Star

KeyPatience

Rock Star

Delenia

Legend

Vrotebal

Visionary

vThatsNoMoon

Rising Star

roberto51

Visionary

Dejana

Meat pounder 🥩

Aballinamion

Dark Lord of the Sith

massautv

Enthusiast

Peteski84

Visionary

Toruk Makto

Legend

888NOX888

Visionary

anbu210

Enthusiast

enno

Rock Star

dreamer13

Legend

istbno

Rock Star

Virma

Rising Star

moraeskvmi

Visionary

Ketoupitou

Legend

monkeytilter

Legend

hardongear

Legend

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