Texas Holdem Starting Hands
Deciding
which hands to play or not to play at Empire Poker Texas Holdem
is the single biggest factor in determining whether you will
be a winner or loser. The fact is, the more hands you play,
the more you lose. The key is to reduce the number of losing
hands by only playing those starting hands that have the best
chance to win the most money. This map to starting Texas Holdem
hands is thekey to your success. If you follow this map, and
the suggestions on the texas holdem tips page, you can begin
winning immediately and avoid an expensive learning curve.
Early position - first 4 left of button,
Middle Position - next 3 and;
Late Position is the last 2 including button
Early Position
Raise:
AA-JJ (sometimes TT) AKs, KQs, AQs, AJs, AKo,AQo. Always reraise
with AA-JJ. Reraise with others in this group if it will tend
to reduce number of players in pot.
Call: TT-77, KJs, QJs, JTs, ATs, A9s, KQo
Fold: everything else
REMEMBER, you must play very tightly in early position
Middle
Position
Three
or Fewer callers in Front
Raise: AA-88, AKs-QJs, AQs-KJs, AJs, ATs,
AKo, KQo, AQo, AJo, ATo
Call: 77-55, JTs-98s, QTs-J9s, AXs, KXs(TO
K8), KJo, QJo-JTo
Four or more callers in front
Raise: same as above
Call: same as above plus 44-22, 87s-76s,
T8s, K7s
A raise in front
Raise: AA-JJ, AKs,AQs, AKo, AQo
Call: TT-99, KQs-QJs, KJs, AJs if a few players
are in the 88-77 and ATs
Chance to steal blinds
Raise any hand you were going to play with
Fold everything else
Late Position
Four
or Fewer callers in Front
Raise: AA-88, AKs-QJs, AQs-KJs, AJs, ATs,
A9s,A8s, AKo, KQo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o
Call: 77-55, JTs-54s, QTs-75s, AXs, KXs,
KJo-Q10o, QJo-JTo, K10o
Five or more callers in front
Raise: same as above
Call: same as above plus 44-22, 64s-53s,
Qxs
A raise in front
Raise: AA-JJ, AKs,AQs, AKo, AQo
Call: TT-99, KQs-QJs, KJs, AJs if a few players
are in the 88-77
Chance to steal blinds
Raise any hand you were going to play with
Fold Everything Else
