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Playable Starting
Hands:
A pair of Aces is the best possible starting hand in Texas
Holdem. The worst is a 2-7 unsuited. Out of
the 80 or so playable starting hands, a
player’s position to the dealer button
will decide which one of these hands will be
played.
According to experts, starting hands
comprised of cards of the same suit, due to
their flush potential, are more powerful
than unsuited cards. Strong starting hands
such as big pairs also have a better chance
of holding up than smaller cards to make the
winning hand.
Here are the playable starting hands (note: x stands for
unknown):
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Any
Pair
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Ax,
Kx, Qx, Jx, and Tx Suited
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Ax,
Kx, Qx, Jx, Tx Unsuited
·
9x
and Lower Suited
All the starting hands in these combinations have about 10%
chance of winning at a ten-person Holdem
table.
Top Starting Hands:
Of all the possible starting hands, these are the strongest
starting hands:
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PAIR of HIGH CARDS - AA, KK,
QQ, JJ, 1010
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ACE and HIGH CARD SUITED -
AKs, AQs, AJs, A10s
·
FACES SUITED - KQs, KJs,
QJs
·
ACE KING – AK
Medium Starting Hands:
Next to the above combinations, these come in as second strongest hands:
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FACE TEN SUITED - K10s,
Q10s, J10s
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MEDIUM PAIRS - 99, 88, 77
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TWO HIGH CARDS - AQ, AJ,
A10, KQ, down to J10
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ACE and MEDIUM SUITED -
A9s, A8s, A7s
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MEDIUM SUITED CONNECTORS
(No Gap/One Gap) - J9s, 109s, 108, 8s, 97s
down to 75s
Other Conditional Starting Hands:
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LOW
PAIRS - 66, 55, 44, 33, 22
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ACE
and LOW SUITED - A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s
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LOW
SUITED CONNECTORS (No Gap/One Gap) – 65s,
64s, 54s, 53s (the lowest)
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