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Best Texas Holdem Hands Ranked

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Best Texas Holdem Hands Ranked

The strength of your starting hand in Texas Hold'em can help you determine your chances of winning, even before the remaining cards are dealt. From a pair of aces — the strongest starting hand — to a 2 and a 7, knowing the strength of your starting hand is an important part of your success at the table. When playing Texas Hold'em you need to know which starting hands are worth staying in with—and which you should fold.

Best Texas Holdem Hands Ranked

Best Starting Hands

Having a strong starting hand can help you determine your chances of winning even before the flop is dealt. In general, you're a strong contender if your starting hand contains:

  • Ace/Ace: the strongest starting hand in the game.
  • King/king, queen/queen, jack/jack: high pairs set you off well.
  • An ace with a face card: sets a good foundation, if the flop works in your favor.

These are standard hand rankings for most poker games and apply to all high-hand poker variations including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Stud. You'll find a printable poker hand rankings chart below the hand rankings as well as answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about poker hands and poker hand ranking. Poker Hand Rankings & The Best Texas Hold’em Poker Hands Note: You may have noticed a lack of small pocket pairs and suited connectors on this list. Such hands are often worth playing, but because of their more speculative nature, they do not crack the top 20 best starting hands in No Limit Texas Hold'em.

Best texas holdem hands ranked game

Official poker rankings: ties and kickers. Poker is all about making the best five-card poker hand from the seven cards available (five community cards plus your own two hole cards). That means in the event of a tie with four of a kind, three of a kind, two pair, one pair, or high card, a side card, or 'kicker', comes into play to decide who wins the pot.

Beyond these cards, you'll also often be happy to see cards in sequence, particularly the high cards and face cards, and pairs in your starting hand. While some of these hands aren't always deemed the ideal hands, they can sometimes pay off if you're willing to take a risk. Don't forget the added bonus if your cards are all in the same suit, too. A flush, especially a straight flush or royal flush, can often win you the game. Again, the flop will play a major role in just how strong your chances are at winning, so assess carefully and determine how much risk you're willing to take.

The specific sequence of cards and the order in which they rank is an important aspect of the game. Studying up on the best starting hands in Texas Hold'em can help improve your game and your odds at winning the pot.

A strong starting hand might also encourage you to make a strong blind (your first bet).

Worst Starting Hands

Texas Holdem Poker Hand Ranking

Hands

When you're dealt your starting hand, some combinations greatly reduce your chances of winning. These are generally low numbers that are not in sequence or matched. You might consider folding early if your two cards are:

  • A 2 or a 3, paired with a 7 or an 8: you can't make a straight out of them.
  • An ace or a face card with an unsuited low card: you're taking a risk relying on a single high card.
  • Two unmatched, unsuited low cards (like 4 and 7, 5 and 8, etc.): you'll rarely win with these.

Texas Holdem Best Hands Chart

The strategy of what to hold, and why, takes a bit to master, so studying the worst starting hands in Texas Hold'em, even more, can help you improve your game.

Beginner's Advice

Play only the cards in the 10-best list and always fold those in the worst hands list. Following this strategy may improve your results. However, there's no guarantee that receiving a strong starting hand will take the round, or that a weak starting hand is a definite loss. You never know how the flop may run, and while an unsuited 2 and 4 might seem like one to deal, sometimes you'll be pleasantly surprised with a two-pair or even a full house. Study up on the various hands you're aiming for.

How you approach the game will also differ based on the game itself. For example, if you're playing No-Limit Hold 'em, knowing the top No-Limit Hold'em hands can help you better understand how to play them.

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Hands In Texas Holdem

As your skill increases, you'll also want to learn how position affects your Hold'em starting hand decisions. The more you learn, the more you'll realize how important your starting hands are to your bottom line. Play the good hands and fold the bad, and you'll be well on your way to becoming an expert at Hold'em.

Best Hands In Texas Holdem Ranked

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On this site you can find all possible combinations of preflop hands that can occur in Texas Hold'em Poker. As a bonus you will also learn the nicknames of the different hands.

The hands are ranked from #1 to #169, where #1 is the best. This ranking is applicable when the poker table is full ring (9-10 people). The ranking is based on computer calculation results with all the players staying to the river card. It is not applicable to any real play.
If the hand is named XXs then it means the hand is suited, if XXo then the hand is off suit.


#1
AA

Pocket Rockets
American Airlines
The Hand
Bullets
Rocky Mountains

#2
KK

Cowboys
Kamikaze
King Kong
Cold Turkey
Kangaroos

#3
QQ

Hilton Sisters
Ladies
West Hollywood
The Bitches
The Witches
Double Date
4 Tits
Flower Girls

#4
AKs

Big Slick in a suit
Anna Kournikova
Santa Barbara
Mike Haven

#5
JJ

Jokers
Brothers
Hooks
Jackson Hole
SHIP
Gays Online

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#6
AQs

Big Chick
Little Slick
Anthony & Cleopatra

#7
KQs

Mamas and Papas
Newlyweds
Marriage
Royal Couple
Parents

#8
AJs

Ajax
Black Jack
Jack Ass
J-birds

#9
KJs

Kojak
King John
Hary Potter
Bachelor's Hand
Tucson Monster

#10
TT

TinTin
Tension
Twenty Miles

#11
AKo

Big Slick
Anna Kournikova

#12
ATs

Johnny Moss
Bookends

#13
QJs

Oedipus
Maverick

#14
KTs

Katie
Big Al

#15
QTs

Quint
Varkony
Gratitude
Greyhound

#16
JTs

Morgan

#17
99

Wayne Gretzky
German Virgin
Popeye's
Phil Hellmuth

#18
AQo

Big Chick
Little slick

#19
A9s

Rounders Hand
Driving the Truck

#20
KQo

Mixed Marriage
Othello

#21
88

Snowmen
Little Oldsmobile
Two Fat Ladies
Catnuts

#22
K9s

Canine
Pair of Dogs
Turner & Hooch
Pedigree
Fido
Sawmill

#23
T9s

Count Down

#24
A8s

Dead Mans Hand

#25
Q9s

Quinine

#26
J9s

Jeanine

#27
AJo

Ace Jack-off

#28
A5s

High Five

#29
77

Buggy Tops
Saturn
Sunset Strip
Hockey Sticks
Mullets
Walking Sticks

#30
A7s

Red Baron

#31
KJo

Kojak
King John
Jack-King-off
Harry Potter

#32
A4s

Sharp Tops
Amen
Tranny's

#33
A3s

Ash Tray
Baskin Robbins

#34
A6s

Mile High

#35
QJo

Maverick
Fred & Ethel

#36
66

Route 66
Kicks

#37
K8s

The Feast
Kokomo

#38
T8s

Tetris
Tenaciously

#39
A2s

Hunting Season
Arizona
Acey-Deucy

#40
98s

Oldsmobile

#41
J8s

Jeffrey Dalmer

#42
ATo

Bookends

#43
Q8s

Kuwait

#44
K7s

King Salmon
Kevin

#45
KTo

Katie
Woodcutter

#46
55

Presto
Double Nickels
Speed Limit
Sammy

#47
JTo

Morgan

#48
87s

RPM
Tahoe

#49
QTo

Quint
Greyhound

#50
44

Robert Varkonyi
Quint
Magnum
Colt 44
Sail Boats
Diana Dors

#51
33

Crabs
City Parks

#52
22

Quackers
Pocket Swans
Ducks
Barely Legal
The Strippers

#53
K6s

The Concubine

#54
97s

Grapefruit

#55
K5s

King of Nickels

#56
76s

America
Union Oil

#57
T7s

The Bowling Hand
Split

#58
K4s

Fork

#59
K3s

King Crab
Sizzler
Commander Crab

#60
K2s

White Men Can't Jump

#61
Q7s

Computer Hand

#62
86s

Eubie
Maxwell Smart

#63
65s

Ken Warren

#64
J7s

Dice Hand

#65
54s

Colt

#66
Q6s

#67
75s

Heinz 57 Sauce

#68
96s

Overtime
Soixante Neuf

#69
Q5s

Granny Mae (if spades)

#70
64s

Revolution
The Rabbit

#71
Q4s

#72
Q3s

Bitch with Crabs
Gay Waiter

#73
T9o

Countdown

#74
T6s

Driver's License

#75
Q2s

Windsor Waiter

#76
A9o

Jesus
Chris Ferguson

#77
53s

#78
85s

Finky Dink

#79
J6s

Jack Sikma

#80
J9o

Emergency
9-11

#81
K9o

Sawmill

#82
J5s

Jackson Five
Motown

#83
Q9o

Quinine

#84
43s

Waltz Time

#85
74s

Barn Owl

#86
J4s

Done Hand
Jermaine
Flat Tire

#87
J3s

J-Lo
Bird Table

#88
95s

Dolly Parton
Hard Working

#89
J2s

The Jew

#90
63s

JFK
Three Dozen

#91
A8o

Dead Man's Hand

#92
52s

Two Bits
Quarter

#93
T5s

Dimestore
Woolworth
Five and Dime

#94
84s

Big Brother
George Orwell

#95
T4s

Roger That
Over and Out
Convoy
The Good Buddy

#96
T3s

#97
42s

The Answer
Lumberjack

#98
T2s

Texas Dolly
Terminator II

#99
98o

Oldsmobile

#100
T8o

Tetris

#101
A5o

High Five

#102
A7o

Red Baron

#103
73s

Dutch Waiter
Swedish Busboy

#104
A4o

Crashing Airlines

#105
32s

Hooter Hand
Jordan

#106
94s

San Fransisco

#107
93s

Jack Benny

#108
J8o

Jeffery Dalmer

#109
A3o

Baskin Robbins
Ash Tray

#110
62s

#111
92s

Twiggy

#112
K8o

The Feast
Dr Spoon
Kokomo

#113
A6o

Mile High

#114
87o

Tahoe

#115
Q8o

Kuwait

#116
83s

Raquel Welch

#117
A2o

Arizona
Big Balls
Hunting Season

#118
82s

Fat Lady and a Duck

#119
97o

Grapefruit

#120
72s

Beer Hand

#121
76o

Union Oil

#122
K7o

King Salmon

#123
65o

Ken Warren

#124
T7o

Split

#125
K6o

The Concubine

#126
86o

Maxwell Smart

#127
54o

Colt 45
Jesse James
Jane Russell

#128
K5o

Rotten Cowboy

#129
J7o

Dice

#130
75o

Filipino Slick
Heinz

#131
Q7o

Computer Hand

#132
K4o

Fork

#133
K3o

Commander Crab
King Crab

#134
96o

Percy

#135
K2o

Big Fritz

#136
64o

The Question

#137
Q6o

#138
53o

Bully Johnson

#139
85o

The Scag

#140
T6o

Sweet Sixteen

#141
Q5o

#142
43o

Waltz Time

#143
Q4o

#144
Q3o

Gay Waiter

#145
74o

Cambodian Slick

#146
Q2o

The Vesty

#147
J6o

Jack Sikma

#148
63o

JFK
Blocky

#149
J5o

Jackson Five

#150
95o

Dolly Parton

#151
52o

Quarter

#152
J4o

Kid Grenade

#153
J3o

Fortran

#154
42o

The Answer

#155
J2o

Bennifer

#156
84o

Big Brother

#157
T5o

Nickels and Dimes

#158
T4o

CB Hand
Roger That

#159
32o

Big Gulp
Hooter Hand
Mississippi Slick
Can of Corn

#160
T3o

#161
73o

Rusty Trombone

#162
T2o

Texas Dolly

#163
62o

Bed & Breakfast

#164
94o

Joe Montana Banana

#165
93o

Jack Benny

#166
92o

Montana Banana
Twiggy

#167
83o

Suzanna Banana
Sven
Raquel Welch

#168
82o

Sixty Nine

#169
72o

Death
The Big Man Hand
The Hammer

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