In Hold'em poker why is Q/7 called the computer hand?

Question

In Hold'em poker why is Q/7 called the computer hand?

Answer 1

Years ago someone did a computer simulation of texas hold 'em starting hands and how they faired when played to the river. When analysis was complete Q7 was in the middle meaning 50% of the starting hands beat Q7 and 50% of the starting hands lost to it.

Answer 2

That's not quite true jazz. Q5 is much closer to a "median" hand winning 50.120% of the time. Q7 actually wins 51.776%.



The reason Q7 is called the computer hand is that before the big boom in online poker, those who played online were conisdered inferior players, and it was a joke that to be playable, it'd have to be a "computer hand".



These days online players have gained much respect, but the tag computer hand is still around.

Answer 3

It's called the computer hand because people online tend to play Q7 but in person they usually don't. Check out http://www.InternetPokerBonuses.com for interesting poker information.

Answer 4

Why is Q/9 called the crying hand?

Answer 5

It depends on many things