To all the hold 'em players out there . . .

[Chu]

Which do you think is the worse hand?

 

[Kilgor]

?

 

[ThisIsMatt]

7 2 off suit. At least with 2 3 you have a chance at a straight.

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
7 2 off suit. At least with 2 3 you have a chance at a straight.

Exactly. I'd prefer not to have either, though.

 

[V00DOO]

2 7 offsuit is the worst starting hand in Hold'em. No chance of straight or flush draw.

 

[Dudd]

Heads up, or full ring? In a full ring, 27 is worse since one pair will almost never win it, while two pair or better will win or lose regardless of whether it is 27 or 23. A straight will win a sizeable percentage of the time, which obviously favors the 23. Heads up, high card wins a reasonable amount of time, so 27 would be preferable to 23, although still far from a good hand.

 

[Ikonomi]

I'd fold a 2 7 right away unless I was big blind. Same goes for the 2 3, depending on how my money is going. If you're suited with the 2 3, it's a little better, but... still nothing to depend on.

 

[RaiderJ]

I might play to the flop on a 23, most likely not on a 27.

 

[KLin]

there's been times I've folded 72o and then the flop came 2 2 7. But like everyone else says, it's the weakest hand, and I'll almost always fold it. Chris Ferguson, on the other hand, will raise with 72o and nothing on the board

 

[KingNothing]

I almost never play 2-3. Sometimes if I have a lot of chips I'll play 2-7 if betting doesn't go over the big blind. I've just been burned too many times on an A-4-5 straight when someone had a 6.