Trapped

Any woman who has ever had the misfortune of hooking up with somebody at a Star Trek convention knows how disappointing something can be when it starts off looking promising, but just explodes before it even gets off the launch pad. This sort of premature lift off also seems to plague less experienced poker players who let their excitement get the better of them when the hole cards show promise. These types of hands are referred to as trap hands. They are to the poker player what acme products are to Wile E. Coyote.