Sometimes, you will want to play junk hands, or hands that stand only a very slight chance of winning. This can be necessitated by the fact that you are playing in a very loose game, where others are routinely playing junk hands as well. This would make your starting requirements for a hand more relaxed allowing you to play almost anything. Another scenario would be the bluff. If you are entering a hand with the intention of bluffing, you can also enter a hand with almost anything.
These hands seem simple to play, but they can be very tricky. Assume you are dealt a 4 and a 9 of different suits. This hand should often be thrown away, but if you do find yourself playing it due to the above mentioned reasons, there is a right way and a wrong way to approach the hand. If you don’t hit anything of consequence, the decision is easy: you should fold. If you hit a 9, and it is the highest card on the flop, your decision is much more difficult. Raising can be a mistake because if anyone re-raises you, you can assume that they have a higher kicker than you and you would need to fold. Checking and calling small bets is oftentimes the best way to play this hand. If you had a high kicker, you would definitely want to bet the hand, but 9 4 is not strong enough to play aggressively unless you are playing a straight bluff and want people to fold immediately.