Rank Of Starting Hands In Texas Holdem

Starting Hand Selection:Chen Formula : Sklansky Starting Hand Groups

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The Sklansky & Malmuth starting hands table.

1. KO,AQ, TT, 99 are the good starting hands which are often strengthened by the board cards. KJ, AJ, AT, JT, QT, QJ, 88 are reasonable hands that can easily be beaten if another opponent has a higher combo. You should pursue these hands if they are suited and when you are in late position at the table.
2. The very best starting hand in Texas Hold'em. Fun fact: the hand with the highest odds of beating aces in a one-on-one match-up is 6-5 suited (22.51% vs 77.49%). Pocket Kings (K♠ K♣).
3. Texas Holdem – Top 10 Starting Hands. Starting to play Texas Hold’em is like learning to box. That is, you’re most likely to get knocked out without the protective gear! Keep your stack protected by being aware of the top ten starting hands, listed below. Our rankings order hands by their playability.
4. The Best Starting Hands in Hold’em. Let’s start by talking about the best starting hands, which are often referred to as ‘premium hands’. There is some disagreement amongst poker players as to which starting hands are the best, but few would dispute the value of the first of our three main groups, Aces and Kings. Group 1: AA, KK.

This table comes from the book Hold 'em Poker for Advanced Players by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth.

This is a strategy book for limit Hold'em, but the starting hand groups do have some practical use in no limit Hold'em.

What is the Sklansky and Malmuth starting hands table?

The Sklansky and Malmuth starting hands table groups together certain hands in Texas Hold'em based on their strength. Starting with the strongest set of hands that you can be dealt in group 1, the hands get progressively weaker working down the table until the virtually unplayable hands in group 9.

The table is a general ranking of hands in Texas Hold'em.

The Sklansky and Malmuth starting hands table groups together certain hands in Texas Hold'em based on their strength. Starting with the strongest set of hands that you can be dealt in group 1, the hands get progressively weaker working down the table until the virtually unplayable hands in group 9.

The rough idea is that a hand in one group has roughly the same value and can be played the same way preflop as any other hand in that group.

How to use the starting hands table.

In their book, Sklansky and Malmuth provide some in-depth guidelines for starting hand strategy in limit Texas Hold'em using this table. Unfortunately, I'm not going to work out any guidelines for you for the NL Hold'em game using this table because:

Rank Of Starting Hands In Texas Holdem Tournaments

1. It would be quite a tricky job.
2. It would be difficult to remember and implement.
3. Like any starting hand strategy, it would have its flaws.
4. You should avoid using strict guidelines and set rules as much as possible during play.

So really there is not a lot to take away from this table from a purely strategic perspective. Nonetheless it's interesting to see how specific starting hands compare to one another based on their preflop value.

If you're really after a starting hand strategy guideline, try the Chen Formula.

Sklansky and Malmuth hand rankings evaluation.

Although it's a very popular hand group rankings table, it's not going to do you too much good to learn the whole thing off by heart. In my opinion, the real value of this table is being able to see how different starting hands can be grouped together and ranked based on their value before the flop.

For other useful charts and tables, see the odds charts page from the Texas Hold'em tools section.

Ranking Of Best Starting Hands In Texas Holdem

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Rank Of Starting Hands In Texas Holdemem

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