What's your least favourite strong hand?

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JJ, especially on Ripley Poker — I honestly can’t remember the last time I won a hand with pocket jacks.
 
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For me, definitely JJ. I find if you raise, get called, if the flop is all overcards, you don't know where you are and how to proceed.
 
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definitely JJ, can't handle a flip!
 
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my least favorite hand is definitely JJ
 
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JJ easily, I never seem to win a hand with it.
 
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For me it's Pocket jacks (JJ)
I always end up losing big pots with them, it's strong but also very vulnerable. This might sound crazy but I prefer 10 10 over JJ
 
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mine is also double Q or double J sometimes even double K and i lost
 
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Just lost KK vs AA preflop. Happens to everyone, right? 😅
 
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Without a doubt, I don't like JJ and frankly I don't know why it's considered a strong hand. I prefer to ignore the jacks and fold to any raise lol.
 
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I don’t really like JJ. They look strong but often get me into tricky spots.
 
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pocket anything, seems i always get beat
 
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AQo always get coolered against AK or smth
 
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Pocket pairs are always tricky for me, especially JJ and QQ. I find it very hard to navigate this hands post flop whenever an ace or king shows up on the flop.
 
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QJ offsuit. Has me gripping my balls sometimes.
AA can make you feel sick just as much as how excited they can make you feel. The more excited, the more sick.
 
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KK, everytime an A shows in the flop, lol
 
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Ace-Queen (AQ) is one of the strongest starting hands in poker, but many players make costly mistakes with it. One reason for this is that people tend to overvalue this hand in certain situations and risk paying off their opponent with the second-best hand.Moreover, no matter how strong AQ is, it is still an underdog against the most premium hands.AQ is very bad against all of these hands, with the possible exception of JJ .
 
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