Texas Hold’em Poker Essential Guides

PLAYABLE STARTING HANDS

In total there are 169 possible starting hands, but for the purpose of this guide you will only find those starting hands which provide you with the best chance of winning.

To give you a better understanding of the most effective way to use the starting hands listed below, here are some helpful guidelines for you to follow:

Group 1: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AKs
Group 2: TT, AQs, AJs, KQs, AK
Group 3: 99, JTs, QJs, KJs, ATs, AQ
Group 4: T9s, KQ, 88, QTs, 98s, J9s, AJ, KTs
Group 5: 77, 87s, Q9s, T8s, KJ, QJ, JT, 76s, 97s, Axs, 65s
Group 6: 66, AT, 55,86s, KT, QT, 54s, K9s, J8s, 75s
Group 7: 44, J9, 64s, T9, 53s, 33, 98,43s, 22, Kxs, T7s, Q8s
Group 8: 87, A9, Q9, 76,42s, 32s, 96s, 85s, 58, J7s, 65, 54, 74s, K9, T8

STARTING HANDS:
Any pair – they provide you with the possibility of high pair, two pair, three of a kind, full house and four of a kind. Naturally the higher the pair you start with the better off you are.

*A-A, K-K, Q-Q, J-J
*10-10, 9-9, 8-8
*7-7 6-6, 5-5, 4-4, 3-3, 2-2

Any high card accompanied by another of their same suit. These starting hands have the potential of achieving a high pair, three of a kind, flush, a straight or a straight flush. Depending on their arrangement any suited A,K,Or Q have potential flush possibilities.

*A-Ks, A-Qs, A-Js, A-10s, A-9s ,A-8s, A-7s, A-6s, A-5s, A-
4s, A-3s, A-2s
*K-Qs, K-Js, K-10s, K-9s, K-8s, K-7s, K-6s, K-5s, K-4s, K-3s,
K-2s
*Q-Js, Q-10s, Q-9s, Q-8s, Q-7s, Q-6s, Q-5s, Q-4s, Q-3s, Q-2s
*J-10s, J-9s, J-8s, J-7s, J-6s, J-5s
*10-9s, 10-8s, 10-7s, 10-6s

Any high card with another unsuited high card. These starting hands have the potential of achieving ahigh pair or straight. (Note: it is agood idea to only play the combination of unsuited cards if their value totals to 21 or more.)

*A-K, A-Q, A-J, A-10, A-9
*K-Q, K-J, K-10, K-9
*Q-J, Q-10, Q-9
*J-10, J-9
*10-9

Low card accompanied by any other low card of same suit. The
only potential these cards have is the may achieve apossible flush or straight, because they are connected by suit.

*9-8s, 9-7s, 9-6s
*8-7s, 8-6s, 8-5s
*7-6s, 7-5s
*6-5s, 6-4s
*5-4s, 5-3s
*4-3s

You should fold if you have any starting hand that is not found in the above list.

It is important that you realize when playing Texas Hold’em Poker you will end up folding prior to the flop most of the time. This is because you will likely experience frequent, terrible starting hands over a prolonged period such as 2–7 or 3-8. Do not let this afect your play. You need patience when it comes to playing Texas Hold’em Poker, so do not expect to win every game you play or you will only end up losing all of your chips. Keep in mind that although a strong starting hand is a good sign, and increases your chances of winning the pot, always be prepared to fold if your hand fails to improve, because more than likely another player already has the better cards.

If you are new to Texas Hold’em Poker, it is very important to memorize these groupings. There is no way around this. Once the tables are memorized, you can then use many of the strategic concepts in advanced play.

However, it is to be noted that by the time you reach expert status, you should not be thinking in terms of hand groupings. At professional level, your two card hand decisions should be based on intrinsic value of each hand in each particular situation.

Texas Hold’em Poker is a positional game. This is because the button determine the order in which player acts for all betting rounds. The only exception to this are the blinds who act last on the first betting round, but act first on all succeeding rounds. Consequently, the number of hands that can be played from an early position is quite limited. Since you are out of position on all betting rounds, you need a superior starting hand to make it worth playing.

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