1. Texas Holdem Poker Good Hands Play
  2. Texas Hold'em Poker Zynga
  3. Texas Holdem Poker Good Hands Fingers
  4. Texas Holdem Poker Good Hands Signals

Introduction

The following table ranks the top hands in an 8-player game. This table assumes that all players stay in until the end.

The Royal Flush, as the name suggests, is the best possible hand in Texas Holdem. This hand combination is made up of the five highest cards in a deck – the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and the number 10. The royal flush must have all these characters of the same suit. Just as in live poker, players online can usually choose to muck or show their losing hands at showdown when it’s their turn to reveal their holding. (Check the appropriate options in the settings tab.) However, on most sites, embedded in the hand history is the contents of the losing player’s hand, regardless of whether they show. The two cards that you are dealt at the start of a hand in Texas Hold'em are your weapons. If you want to play a hand, your cards need to be strong enough to fight against your opponents' cards to win the pot. At the core of every winning poker player is good starting hand strategy. Texas Hold'em starting hands table. Eight-Player Power Ratings in Texas Hold ’Em Introduction. The following table ranks the top hands in an 8-player game. This table assumes that all players stay in until the end. Explanation of column headings. Cards: Initial two-card hand. Probability of win: Probability that this hand will win, or tie for the win. Texas Hold’em is the most popular variant of poker played today. Many people have started to play casual games with friends as social distancing protocols have adjusted lifestyles. Losing isn’t exactly fun and sometimes the game can seem like it is rigged against you.

PokerExplanation of column headings.
  • Cards: Initial two-card hand.
  • Probability of win: Probability that this hand will win, or tie for the win.
  • Average win: This is how much the player will win on average, including his own bets, if the player does win. This is less than 8 because sometimes the player will have to split the pot.
  • Expected value: This is how many units the player can expected to win (positive) or lose (negative) with this hand. For example if the player had a pair of aces and contibuted $1 to the pot then the player could expect to have a net win of $2.09.
  • Probability: Probability of getting this hand to begin with.
  • Additive probability: Probability of getting this hand or any stronger hand to begin with.

Initial Hold'em Hands in Rank Order for 8-Player Game

CardsProbability of WinAverage WinExpected ValueProbabilityAdditive Probability
Pair of A's39.05%7.942.0990.45%0.45%
Pair of K's33.26%7.921.63280.45%0.9%
Pair of Q's28.71%7.881.26280.45%1.36%
A/K suited26%7.670.99530.3%1.66%
Pair of J's25.13%7.840.97050.45%2.11%
A/Q suited24.51%7.60.86280.3%2.41%
K/Q suited23.72%7.610.80430.3%2.71%
A/J suited23.41%7.530.76160.3%3.02%
Pair of T's22.32%7.790.73950.45%3.47%
A/K unsuited22.68%7.610.72640.9%4.37%
K/J suited22.66%7.530.70730.3%4.68%
A/T suited22.55%7.450.68030.3%4.98%
Q/J suited22.1%7.520.66220.3%5.28%
K/T suited21.87%7.470.6330.3%5.58%
Q/T suited21.38%7.450.59360.3%5.88%
J/T suited21.26%7.440.58130.3%6.18%
A/Q unsuited20.98%7.510.57650.9%7.09%
Pair of 9's19.89%7.810.55270.45%7.54%
K/Q unsuited20.31%7.520.52810.9%8.45%
A/9 suited20.28%7.390.49810.3%8.75%
A/J unsuited19.7%7.410.46070.9%9.65%
K/9 suited19.5%7.420.44660.3%9.95%
A/8 suited19.66%7.320.43860.3%10.26%
K/J unsuited19.1%7.430.41830.9%11.16%
Pair of 8's18.19%7.790.41640.45%11.61%
T/9 suited19.18%7.380.41620.3%11.92%
Q/9 suited19.03%7.410.41070.3%12.22%
J/9 suited18.96%7.40.40320.3%12.52%
A/5 suited19.29%7.210.39140.3%12.82%
A/7 suited19.12%7.260.38830.3%13.12%
Q/J unsuited18.67%7.410.38320.9%14.03%
A/T unsuited18.74%7.310.37050.9%14.93%
A/4 suited18.86%7.230.36380.3%15.23%
A/6 suited18.62%7.220.34480.3%15.54%
A/3 suited18.41%7.260.3360.3%15.84%
K/T unsuited18.18%7.330.33280.9%16.74%
K/8 suited18.05%7.330.32340.3%17.04%
Pair of 7's16.85%7.770.3090.45%17.5%
Q/T unsuited17.83%7.320.30440.9%18.4%
J/T unsuited17.86%7.30.30410.9%19.31%
A/2 suited17.86%7.280.29970.3%19.61%
T/8 suited17.68%7.320.29490.3%19.91%
Q/8 suited17.51%7.340.2850.3%20.21%
J/8 suited17.44%7.330.27920.3%20.51%
K/7 suited17.57%7.270.27770.3%20.81%
9/8 suited17.31%7.380.27680.3%21.12%
K/6 suited17.17%7.230.24130.3%21.42%
Pair of 6's15.84%7.750.22820.45%21.87%
K/5 suited16.83%7.20.21170.3%22.17%
8/7 suited16.38%7.350.20330.3%22.47%
K/4 suited16.44%7.220.18690.3%22.78%
9/7 suited16.2%7.330.18680.3%23.08%
T/7 suited16.3%7.260.18270.3%23.38%
Q/7 suited16.22%7.250.17560.3%23.68%
A/9 unsuited16.27%7.20.17110.9%24.59%
J/7 suited16.07%7.260.16620.3%24.89%
K/3 suited16.06%7.260.16530.3%25.19%
Pair of 5's14.93%7.730.15420.45%25.64%
7/6 suited15.66%7.330.14810.3%25.94%
K/2 suited15.7%7.290.14460.3%26.24%
Q/6 suited15.85%7.20.14170.3%26.55%
T/9 unsuited15.71%7.210.13320.9%27.45%
K/9 unsuited15.62%7.240.13080.9%28.36%
8/6 suited15.37%7.30.12230.3%28.66%
Q/5 suited15.56%7.170.11580.3%28.96%
Pair of 4's14.31%7.760.11030.45%29.41%
J/9 unsuited15.34%7.220.10810.9%30.32%
6/5 suited15.12%7.320.10670.3%30.62%
Q/9 unsuited15.27%7.230.10440.9%31.52%
A/8 unsuited15.55%7.10.10370.9%32.43%
Q/4 suited15.16%7.20.09160.3%32.73%
9/6 suited14.99%7.260.08910.3%33.03%
5/4 suited14.74%7.320.07890.3%33.33%
T/6 suited15.03%7.180.07850.3%33.63%
Pair of 3's13.83%7.80.07820.45%34.09%
7/5 suited14.74%7.290.07410.3%34.39%
Q/3 suited14.81%7.240.07210.3%34.69%
J/6 suited14.92%7.170.06910.3%34.99%
Pair of 2's13.49%7.830.0570.45%35.44%
Q/2 suited14.46%7.280.05240.3%35.75%
A/5 unsuited15.1%6.950.04890.9%36.65%
A/7 unsuited14.94%7.010.04730.9%37.56%
J/5 suited14.66%7.130.04540.3%37.86%
6/4 suited14.07%7.330.03060.3%38.16%
8/5 suited14.22%7.240.03030.3%38.46%
J/4 suited14.28%7.160.02220.3%38.76%
A/4 unsuited14.63%6.960.01840.9%39.67%
5/3 suited13.71%7.330.00490.3%39.97%
J/3 suited13.92%7.20.00230.3%40.27%
A/6 unsuited14.39%6.9500.9%41.18%
T/8 unsuited14.07%7.11-0.00020.9%42.08%
K/8 unsuited14.01%7.09-0.00590.9%42.99%
9/5 suited13.81%7.19-0.00660.3%43.29%
T/5 suited13.98%7.09-0.00920.3%43.59%
A/3 unsuited14.15%6.99-0.01110.9%44.49%
9/8 unsuited13.73%7.18-0.01370.9%45.4%
J/2 suited13.59%7.24-0.01540.3%45.7%
7/4 suited13.48%7.28-0.01870.3%46%
J/8 unsuited13.68%7.11-0.02780.9%46.91%
T/4 suited13.64%7.11-0.03040.3%47.21%
Q/8 unsuited13.6%7.11-0.03310.9%48.11%
4/3 suited13.09%7.37-0.03510.3%48.42%
T/3 suited13.3%7.15-0.0490.3%48.72%
A/2 unsuited13.54%7.01-0.05070.9%49.62%
K/7 unsuited13.48%7-0.05570.9%50.53%
6/3 suited12.85%7.33-0.05870.3%50.83%
8/4 suited12.98%7.22-0.06260.3%51.13%
T/2 suited12.95%7.19-0.06820.3%51.43%
5/2 suited12.5%7.33-0.08390.3%51.73%
8/7 unsuited12.79%7.13-0.08770.9%52.64%
9/4 suited12.71%7.16-0.09080.3%52.94%
K/6 unsuited13.02%6.94-0.09720.9%53.85%
4/2 suited12.08%7.38-0.10790.3%54.15%
7/3 suited12.25%7.27-0.11010.3%54.45%
9/3 suited12.37%7.19-0.11080.3%54.75%
9/7 unsuited12.54%7.09-0.11140.9%55.66%
T/7 unsuited12.55%6.98-0.12380.9%56.56%
9/2 suited12.03%7.24-0.12870.3%56.86%
K/5 unsuited12.65%6.88-0.12980.9%57.77%
7/6 unsuited12.08%7.09-0.14330.9%58.67%
8/3 suited11.88%7.19-0.14520.3%58.97%
3/2 suited11.49%7.43-0.14540.3%59.28%
6/2 suited11.62%7.32-0.14920.3%59.58%
Q/7 unsuited12.22%6.95-0.15110.9%60.48%
J/7 unsuited12.18%6.97-0.15140.9%61.39%
K/4 unsuited12.21%6.9-0.15790.9%62.29%
8/2 suited11.57%7.23-0.1630.3%62.59%
8/6 unsuited11.7%7.04-0.17670.9%63.5%
K/3 unsuited11.79%6.94-0.18180.9%64.4%
6/5 unsuited11.51%7.07-0.18650.9%65.31%
Q/6 unsuited11.81%6.87-0.1890.9%66.21%
7/2 suited11.19%7.24-0.18970.3%66.52%
K/2 unsuited11.41%6.98-0.20350.9%67.42%
5/4 unsuited11.12%7.06-0.21490.9%68.33%
9/6 unsuited11.22%6.97-0.21820.9%69.23%
Q/5 unsuited11.46%6.82-0.21910.9%70.14%
7/5 unsuited11.07%7-0.22490.9%71.04%
T/6 unsuited11.18%6.83-0.23610.9%71.95%
Q/4 unsuited11.03%6.84-0.24540.9%72.85%
J/6 unsuited10.94%6.8-0.25620.9%73.76%
6/4 unsuited10.39%7.05-0.26770.9%74.66%
Q/3 unsuited10.63%6.88-0.26790.9%75.57%
8/5 unsuited10.47%6.92-0.27570.9%76.47%
J/5 unsuited10.64%6.73-0.28370.9%77.38%
Q/2 unsuited10.26%6.93-0.2890.9%78.28%
5/3 unsuited10.04%7.04-0.29360.9%79.19%
J/4 unsuited10.22%6.76-0.30910.9%80.09%
9/5 unsuited9.97%6.82-0.32060.9%81%
7/4 unsuited9.73%6.95-0.32380.9%81.9%
T/5 unsuited10.06%6.65-0.33080.9%82.81%
J/3 unsuited9.83%6.81-0.33120.9%83.71%
4/3 unsuited9.38%7.08-0.3360.9%84.62%
J/2 unsuited9.46%6.86-0.35120.9%85.52%
T/4 unsuited9.66%6.67-0.35540.9%86.43%
6/3 unsuited9.08%7-0.36420.9%87.33%
8/4 unsuited9.12%6.84-0.37660.9%88.24%
T/3 unsuited9.28%6.72-0.37670.9%89.14%
5/2 unsuited8.73%7-0.38920.9%90.05%
T/2 unsuited8.93%6.76-0.39620.9%90.95%
9/4 unsuited8.76%6.71-0.41260.9%91.86%
4/2 unsuited8.3%7.06-0.41380.9%92.76%
7/3 unsuited8.41%6.88-0.42190.9%93.67%
9/3 unsuited8.4%6.74-0.43380.9%94.57%
9/2 unsuited8.04%6.8-0.45310.9%95.48%
3/2 unsuited7.67%7.12-0.45430.9%96.38%
6/2 unsuited7.79%6.94-0.460.9%97.29%
8/3 unsuited7.96%6.73-0.46460.9%98.19%
8/2 unsuited7.61%6.77-0.48440.9%99.1%
7/2 unsuited7.28%6.77-0.50730.9%100%
Total7.20100%

Methodology

This table is the result of a random simulation of 25,729,704,000 games and assumes all players stay in until the end of the hand.

Texas Holdem Poker Good Hands Play

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The following table shows my power rating for each initial 2-card hand in a 8-player game. The numbers are on a 0 to 40 scale. Basically, you should only play hands that are dark green, blue, or purple. Of course you should be more be more liberal in late position and picky in early position.

Use the top table if you have a pair, the middle table if your cards are suited, and the bottom table if your cards are unsuited. Except for a pair,look up your high card along the left and your low card along the top.

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Written by: Michael Shackleford

The strength of your starting hand in Texas Hold'em can help you determine your chances of winning, even before the remaining cards are dealt. From a pair of aces — the strongest starting hand — to a 2 and a 7, knowing the strength of your starting hand is an important part of your success at the table. When playing Texas Hold'em you need to know which starting hands are worth staying in with—and which you should fold.

Best Starting Hands

Having a strong starting hand can help you determine your chances of winning even before the flop is dealt. In general, you're a strong contender if your starting hand contains:

  • Ace/Ace: the strongest starting hand in the game.
  • King/king, queen/queen, jack/jack: high pairs set you off well.
  • An ace with a face card: sets a good foundation, if the flop works in your favor.

Beyond these cards, you'll also often be happy to see cards in sequence, particularly the high cards and face cards, and pairs in your starting hand. While some of these hands aren't always deemed the ideal hands, they can sometimes pay off if you're willing to take a risk. Don't forget the added bonus if your cards are all in the same suit, too. A flush, especially a straight flush or royal flush, can often win you the game. Again, the flop will play a major role in just how strong your chances are at winning, so assess carefully and determine how much risk you're willing to take.

The specific sequence of cards and the order in which they rank is an important aspect of the game. Studying up on the best starting hands in Texas Hold'em can help improve your game and your odds at winning the pot.

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A strong starting hand might also encourage you to make a strong blind (your first bet).

Worst Starting Hands

When you're dealt your starting hand, some combinations greatly reduce your chances of winning. These are generally low numbers that are not in sequence or matched. You might consider folding early if your two cards are:

  • A 2 or a 3, paired with a 7 or an 8: you can't make a straight out of them.
  • An ace or a face card with an unsuited low card: you're taking a risk relying on a single high card.
  • Two unmatched, unsuited low cards (like 4 and 7, 5 and 8, etc.): you'll rarely win with these.

The strategy of what to hold, and why, takes a bit to master, so studying the worst starting hands in Texas Hold'em, even more, can help you improve your game.

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Beginner's Advice

Play only the cards in the 10-best list and always fold those in the worst hands list. Following this strategy may improve your results. However, there's no guarantee that receiving a strong starting hand will take the round, or that a weak starting hand is a definite loss. You never know how the flop may run, and while an unsuited 2 and 4 might seem like one to deal, sometimes you'll be pleasantly surprised with a two-pair or even a full house. Study up on the various hands you're aiming for.

Texas Holdem Poker Good Hands Fingers

How you approach the game will also differ based on the game itself. For example, if you're playing No-Limit Hold 'em, knowing the top No-Limit Hold'em hands can help you better understand how to play them.

Texas Holdem Poker Good Hands Signals

As your skill increases, you'll also want to learn how position affects your Hold'em starting hand decisions. The more you learn, the more you'll realize how important your starting hands are to your bottom line. Play the good hands and fold the bad, and you'll be well on your way to becoming an expert at Hold'em.