What are Trap Hands in Poker?
Posted in poker hands on 09. Apr, 2010
Keep the poker hands questions coming! I liked this one:
Question: ie, Opening Hands (Hole Cards) that often cause you to lose a lot of chips
Answer: This is going to vary from player to player depending upon experience and if it’s limit or no-limit. My two candidates are KQ and AJ. The problem is, you can flop your kicker as top pair (example:4-5-J), and be in a world of hurt when your opponent has the real top pair (AA, KK,QQ, or even JJ). With KQ, of course you are worried about getting dominated with AK or AQ. So be very carefull about playing these in early position, and seriously consider folding to a raise. I will add however that when suited (and playing LIMIT poker) these hands go up in value, and also play better in muti-way action – when you can go for straights and flushes to win monster pots. Hands like these are much more dangerous in early position playing no-limit.
