Starting Hands
Starting Hands Guide
When playing Texas hold'em the foundation of your strategy are the first two cards that are dealt to you, the striating hand. One of the essential skills of a good poker player is patience. At times it may be hard to control yourself , but patience is essential to a winning strategy. There are 169 possible 2 card starting hands below are the top 10 hands. Click here for our expanded starting hands guide which covers all 169 starting hands with detailed betting tips! Remember patience is essential; if you do not get a good hand, fold and wait for the next hand.
Excellent Starting Hands - Top 10
These hands can be played from Early, Middle and Late Positions.
Ace Ace (AA) 
King King (KK) Queen Queen (QQ)
King King (KK) Queen Queen (QQ) Ace King suited (AKs) Ace Queen suited (AQs) Jack Jack (JJ)
King Queen suited (KQs) Ace Jack suited (AJs) King Jack suited (KJs)
Ten Ten (AT)
all 169 starting hands with detailed betting tips! 
Starting
Hands
Table Position
Early
Raise
Call
Fold
Fold
Call
Raise
Middle
Fold
Call
Raise
Late
Possibilities
Flush
Straight
Str. Flush
AA
KK
QQ
AK(s)
JJ
AQ(s)
KQ(s)
AJ(s)
KJ(s)
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