What's your "unlucky hand"?

[bremp555]

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]

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

 

[tagece]

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

 

[DoruFish]

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]

AK.. for me hard to win them

 

[KeyPatience]

AK by far! 😅

 

[Delenia]

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

 

[Vrotebal]

88 95% of hands against any cards I lose

 

[vThatsNoMoon]

lol hmmm running rough atm .

 

[roberto51]

Definitely AQ, I find it extremely difficult to play.

 

[Dejana]

KQ - forever...😂

 

[Aballinamion]

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]

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

 

[Peteski84]

Always classed QJ as my bain.

 

[Toruk Makto]

AA

 

[888NOX888]

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

 

[anbu210]

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]

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

 

[dreamer13]

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]

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]

KK, I tend to lose my all in with this