STARTING
HANDS
Pre-Flop Basic
Strategy
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| Tier |
Hands |
| 1 |
AA, AKs, KK, QQ,
JJ |
| 2 |
AK, AQs, AJs,
KQs, TT |
| 3 |
AQ, ATs, KJs,
QJs, JTs, 99 |
| 4 |
AJ, KQ, KTs, QTs,
J9s, T9s, 98s, 88 |
| 5 |
A9s...A2s, KJ,
QJ, JT, Q9s, T8s, 97s, 87s, 77, 76s, 66 |
| 6 |
AT, KT, QT, J8s,
86s, 75s, 65s, 55, 54s |
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K9s...K2s, J9,
T9, 98, 64s, 53s, 44, 43s, 33, 22 |
| 8 |
A9, K9, Q9, J8,
J7s, T8, 96s, 87, 85s, 76, 74s, 65, 54, 42s,
32s |
***Please note the hand
groups listed above are based on the teachings of David
Sklansky & Mason Malmuth***
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