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Texas Holdem Poker Hands And Starting Hand Strength

Understand Texas Holdem poker hands, starting hand categories, and how tournament stack depth changes preflop value.

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Texas Holdem hand-ranking and starting-hand education.

Texas Holdem uses five-card rankings

Each player combines two hole cards with five community cards to make the best five-card poker hand. The same ranking order applies: flushes beat straights, full houses beat flushes, and so on.

Starting hands in tournaments

In tournaments, ace blockers, suitedness, pair value, and position can make a starting hand profitable even before considering postflop play. A5 suited on the button at 10 big blinds is a very different spot from A5 offsuit under the gun at 30 big blinds.

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10BB BTN A5S First In

A5S from the button at 10BB in a middle tournament spot. The heuristic recommends shove with 78% confidence.

12BB CO KQO open

KQO from the cutoff at 12BB in a middle tournament spot. The heuristic recommends shove with 73% confidence.

8BB SB A7O limp

A7O from the small blind at 8BB in a middle tournament spot. The heuristic recommends shove with 65% confidence.

15BB HJ 99 open

99 from the hijack at 15BB in a final table tournament spot. The heuristic recommends fold with 62% confidence.

6BB UTG AA limp

AA from the under the gun at 6BB in a middle tournament spot. The heuristic recommends shove with 88% confidence.

6BB UTG KK limp

KK from the under the gun at 6BB in a middle tournament spot. The heuristic recommends shove with 87% confidence.

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FAQ

Tournament spot questions

What are the best Texas Holdem starting hands?

Pocket aces, pocket kings, pocket queens, pocket jacks, and ace-king suited are among the strongest starting hands.

Do Texas Holdem hand rankings change in tournaments?

The rankings do not change, but the correct action changes because stack depth, fold equity, and ICM pressure matter.