Poker Starting Hands
In Texas Holdem Poker the poker starting hands are absolutely crucial to your play and whether or not you will be taking part in a game.
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Here is a chart setting out the different hands that can be dealt to you in a simple format. The poker starting hands are ranked from 1 to 8, with 1 being the strongest hand and 8 being the weakest, but still with some limited potential.
If their is no number next to the combination, you definitely need to fold.
You must use this only as a guideline though and use it along with the information in our seciton on pre flop strategy. By doing this it would give you a good foundation from where you can play a round of Texas Holdem.
It would be foolish to take on a poker game on the net armed only with your knowledge of poker starting hands, so I would suggest that you read more about the finer points of Texas Holdem strategy on the following pages:
- Texas Holdem Poker Strategy
- Pre Flop Strategy