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Beer Hand (Poker)
A Beer Hand in poker is a 2-7 off suit. This hand is considered the worst starting hand in poker. It is also argued that if you win with this hand you should buy everyone a round, although you won't find this in scripture.
There is a good reason that this is considered the worst hand, not only because the odds of winning with it are so low. You might be thinking, why isn't A-6 considered worse? Well for the reason that with 2-6 you can make a straight and with 2-7, you can't. In addition, the cards being off suit means that a flush is not probably, without four other cards on the board, and even then, the two would make the worst possible flush and the seven is not much better.
On the flop, if you were to hit a 7, you would have the worst kicker and hit a 2 and you have the worst pair. All in all, taking all these factors into account, it is the god house of all hands. That said, remember that it's what your opponent thinks you have that counts. If you play this hand in the right way, it doesn't matter that it is only 2-7.
You would still be ill-advised to get involved with this hand. It's reputation, as the Beer Hand is fully justified.
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