Top 10 Best
Starting Hands for Texas Hold 'Em Poker
One of the keys to being a strong Texas Hold
'Em Poker player is to know which hands are playable and
which are not. This list of the top 10 best starting hands
for Texas Holdem is a good place to start learning. Note
that there is some disagreement over which hands are the
best, and it depends on part on your skill level and style
of play. And a great starting hand can turn bad quickly
with the wrong community cards. This list reflects a consensus
of the resources I trust the most.
1)
A pair of aces, also
known as "pocket rockets" (and sometimes "American
Airlines") is the best starting hand.
2)
Second on the list
is a pair of kings, also known as "cowboys"
or "King Kong."
3)
A pair of queens,
also known as "ladies," rounds out the top
three best starting hands for Texas Holdem Poker.
4)
This is where people start to disagree.
A suited ace-king, also known as "big slick,"
is my pick.
5)
The suited "big chick," or
"little slick," the nicknames given to a pocket
ace-queen, is next in line.
6)
A pair of jacks -- also known as "hooks"
or "fishhooks" -- checks in at number six
on my list.
7)
A suited royal couple, king-queen, is
next in the list of Texas Hold 'Em Poker's most powerful
starting hands.
8)
Nicknamed "blackjack" for obvious
reasons, and sometimes called "ajax," the
ace-jack combo rates eighth.
9)
Only one offsuit non-pair makes it into
the list of the top 10 best starting hands for Texas
Holdem Poker -- the "big slick," an ace-king.
10)
This is the only starting hand in the
top 10 without a face card: a pair of tens (aka "dimes").
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