7-2

7-2 (Also known as Seven Deuce in Texas Hold'em) is a hand composed of a 7 and a 2 of different suits. It is the WORST possible starting in Hold'em, as it is composed of two low cards that are unsuited, and the chances of making a straight are slim to none (and slim's on vacation). Anybody should fold this hand right away unless you are playing with some fun rules. An example of that would be a bounty, where if somebody WINS a pot with seven-deuce, everybody at the table has to pay the winner a certain amount. This has actually been seen played on High Stakes Poker, and Phil Hellmuth forced Mike Matusow fold a pair of kings with an aggressive bet. After he showed everybody he won a pot with seven-deuce, they payed him his bounty. Antonio Esfandiari claims that this is great for the game, because when somebody makes a big raise, you don't know if they have aces or seven-deuce.