Worst of It
The worst of it means fighting the odds: being in a situation where your wager has an unfavorable return. The opposite is the best of it. People say 'take the worst of it' or 'have the worst of it'.
The simple explanation
If you call a bet when the odds are against you, you are taking the worst of it. Over time you lose money. Good players try to take the best of it and avoid the worst.
A closer look
The expression comes from the language of gamblers, and describes the long-run expected value of a decision. A single bet may win, but if the price is wrong, it is still a bad bet. Poker is a game in which you must pick the situations where you have the best of it, and fold or avoid the others. Understanding odds and equity helps to measure it.
A practical example
A player calls an all-in with a hand that wins 25 percent of the time and the pot offers only even money. He is taking the worst of it.
Full explanation
The worst of it means fighting the odds: being in a situation where your wager has an unfavorable return. The opposite is the best of it. People say ‘take the worst of it’ or ‘have the worst of it’.
The worst of it means a bet that has bad odds.
The opposite is the best of it.
You lose money over time with such bets.
Know the odds to avoid it.