Starting Hands
These starting hand rankings are based on their win percentages at pre-flop. Mr. David Sklansky is a highly respected individual in the poker world and has come up with the rankings below. You can research his credentials on the Internet or read his book Hold' Em Poker. Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Science department has come up with a similar rankings chart but has changed it slightly. You can also research their work on the internet. While the hand rankings are the same regardless of what type of Hold 'Em you are playing, how to play, what to play and or how much to bet differs.
*** 's' denotes suited ***
Mr. Sklansky's Hand rankings
Strongest starting from left to right, Group 1 being the strongest.
Group 1
AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AKs
Group 2
TT, AQs, AJs, KQs, AK
Group 3
99, JTs, QJs, KJs, ATs, AQ
Group 4
T9s, KQ, 88, QTs, 98s, J9s, AJ, KTs
Group 5
77, 87s, Q9s, T8s, KJ, QJ, JT, 76s, 97s, Axs, 65s
Group 6
66, AT, 55, 86s, KT, QT, 54s, K9s, J8s, 75s
Group 7
44, J9, 64s, T9, 53s, 33, 98, 43s, 22, Kxs, T7s, Q8s
Group 8
87, A9, Q9, 76, 42s, 32s, 96s, 85s, J8, J7s, 65, 54, 74s, K9, T8
Carnegie Mellon's Hand Rankings
(only changes compared to Mr. Sklansky's will be listed)
Group 2
AK and KQs reverse positions
Group 3
ATs, KJs, AQ, 99, QJs, KTs
Group 4
88, QTs, A9s, AJ, JTs, KQ,A8s, AT
Group 5
K9, A7s, KJ, A5s, Q9s, T9s, 77, J9s, A6s, QJ, A4s, KT, QT, A3s, K8s, JT, A2s, Q8s
Group 6
T8s, K7s, 98s, 66, J8s, A9, K6s, K5s, A8
Group 7
87s, 97s, K4s, Q7s, T7s, K9, J7, T9, 55, Q6s, Q9, K3s, J9, A7, Q5s, A5, K2s,
Group 8
Q4s, A6, T6s, J6s, A4, J5s, K8, Q3s, 44, T8, A3, J8, Q8, K7, A2, K6
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