STARTING HANDS

It is a known fact that pocket Aces are the absolute best hand to have before the flop in Texas Hold’em, but ranking the actual exact winning percentage of each poker hand against a random opponent’s cards becomes all too unclear. It is good to actually see how specific starting hand combinations rank against each other in terms of how much and how often they win on average. Below is a list of Texas Hold’em starting hands organized by relative strength. See how the cards you play rank. ==HOLD’EM STARTING CARDS RANKED BY WINNING PERCENTAGE== The following tables below contain every 2-card possible combination you can be dealt in Texas Hold’em. The hands are arranged by largest hole card and first include a section of pairs. Each hand will be followed by its long-term winning percentage against a specific number of opponents holding random cards. To find a hand, look it up by its largest card.

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with Pairs

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with Ace-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with King-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with Q-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with J-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 10-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 9-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 8-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 7-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 6-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 5-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 4-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with 3-x Note: suited cards add an average of 3%