Ace-Ace when you have a double ace as a starting hand you need to raise, call a raise or re-raise. This is the best starting hand you can get. |
King-King The double king is the second best starting hand. Your strategy should be to raise, call a raise or re-raise depending on your table position, the risk you’re willing to take and the strength of your opponents. You need to study your opponents; are they loose? Is the one that just raised a good player or a bad? You need to get the edge, and the edges you get by knowing your opponents better than they know themselves. |
Queen-Queen The double queen is the third best starting hand. Your strategy should be to raise or call a raise depending on your table position, the risk you’re willing to take and the strength of your opponents. I wouldn’t re-raise with this hand, be a bit more careful with this hand. |
Jack-Jack The double jack is a good hand but you should play more careful here. Your strategy should be to call the big blind or to call one small raise. If a big raise is done by a fish you could take your chances. |
Ace-King Suited The ace-king suited hand is a good starting hand but you still need to wait for the flop before you start betting big. Your strategy should be to call the big blind or to call one small raise. |
Ace-Queen Suited Same strategy as the ace king suited. |
King-Queen Suited Same strategy as the ace queen suited. |
Ace-Jack Suited Your strategy should be to call or call one small raise against a loose player and wait for the flop. |
King-Jack Suited Your strategy should be to call or call one small raise against a loose player and wait for the flop. |
Queen-Jack Suited Your strategy should be to call or call one small raise against a loose player and wait for the flop. |
Ten-Ten Your strategy should be to call or call one small raise against a loose player and wait for the flop. |
Nine-Nine Your strategy should be to call or call one small raise against a loose player and wait for the flop. Your following move depends on the flop. If you get a bad hand after the flop, folding is usually a wise decision. Sometimes you can still get a nice hand with the turn and the river; you will get a better feel at this as you get more experienced. I suggest you play tournaments at first. |
King TenYou can have other variations like a king with a ten or an ace with a queen. If you get cards like this don’t fold, you should wait for the flop, you should fold only if someone makes a raise. Again I have to say as you get more experienced you will get a better feeling for this. This is why I never recommend poker calculators, the only thing poker calculators do is turn you into a poker bot. You will never develop your own game like this. |
A | K | Q | J | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
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A | 85% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 66% | 64% | 63% | 63% | 62% | 62% | 61% | 60% | 59% |
K | 66% | 83% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 61% | 60% | 59% | 58% | 58% | 57% | 56% | 55% |
Q | 65% | 62% | 80% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 55% | 55% | 54% | 53% | 52% |
J | 65% | 62% | 59% | 78% | 59% | 57% | 56% | 54% | 53% | 52% | 51% | 50% | 50% |
10 | 64% | 61% | 59% | 57% | 75% | 56% | 54% | 53% | 51% | 49% | 49% | 48% | 47% |
9 | 62% | 59% | 57% | 55% | 53% | 72% | 53% | 51% | 50% | 48% | 46% | 46% | 45% |
8 | 61% | 58% | 55% | 53% | 52% | 50% | 69% | 50% | 49% | 47% | 45% | 43% | 43% |
7 | 60% | 57% | 54% | 52% | 50% | 48% | 47% | 67% | 48% | 46% | 45% | 43% | 41% |
6 | 59% | 56% | 53% | 50% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 45% | 64% | 46% | 44% | 42% | 40% |
5 | 60% | 55% | 52% | 49% | 47% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 61% | 44% | 43% | 41% |
4 | 59% | 54% | 51% | 48% | 46% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 41% | 41% | 58% | 42% | 40% |
3 | 58% | 54% | 50% | 48% | 45% | 43% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 55% | 39% |
2 | 57% | 53% | 49% | 47% | 44% | 42% | 40% | 37% | 37% | 37% | 36% | 35% | 51% |
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Title | Author | Category | Level | Date |
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Calling From Blinds vs. A Steal | Jack Wilcox | General | Intermediate | 26 Feb, 2011 |
Semi-Bluffing By Raising All In | Jack Wilcox | Plays | Advanced | 26 Feb, 2011 |
3Betting Preflop In The Micro Stakes | Jack Wilcox | Plays | Intermediate | 27 Feb, 2011 |
The Real Objective Of Poker | Jack Wilcox | Psychology | Beginner | 27 Feb, 2011 |
Continuation Betting | Jack Wilcox | Plays | Beginner | 26 Mar, 2011 |
4Betting Mathematics | Jack Wilcox | Mathematics | Advanced | 28 Mar, 2011 |
Check-Raising As A Bluff | Jack Wilcox | Plays | Intermediate | 1 Apr, 2011 |
Attacking 3Bettors | Jack Wilcox | General | Advanced | 3 Apr, 2011 |
Preflop Opening Ranges | Kyle Garner | General | Beginner | 14 Apr, 2011 |
Floating The Flop | Jack Wilcox | Plays | Beginner | 14 Apr, 2011 |
Breaking Down Your Winrate | Jack Wilcox | General | Intermediate | 9 May, 2011 |
Winning Money From Bad Players | Jack Wilcox | General | Intermediate | 22 Oct, 2011 |
Playing Blind vs. Blind | Jack Wilcox | General | Advanced | 25 Oct, 2011 |
The Importance Of Position | Jack Wilcox | General | Beginner | 6 Nov, 2011 |
Relative Hand Strength | Jack Wilcox | Concepts | Beginner | 6 Nov, 2011 |
5 Tips To Improve Your Game | Jack Wilcox | General | Beginner | 29 Nov, 2011 |
Objectivity In Poker | Kyle Garner | Psychology | Intermediate | 5 Dec, 2011 |
Optimal Bet Sizing | Johnathan Chan | Concepts | Beginner | 20 Jan, 2012 |