poker hands starting hands

this is something i have read today and i am going to be attempting to work off over the next month to see if this system works its long winded so bear with me , i also hope that it helps others out so here it goes,

here is a modified version of sklanskys starting hands table it was adapted becuase it was too tight and rigid and made into a more playable approach,

the hands are devided and set into groups 1 through to 8 there is also two random groups 30 and 99.

GROUP  1-8 ; these are good hands PRE-FLOP 1 bieng the best and 8 bieng still playable BUT WITH CUATION

REMEMBER EVERY HAND IS FOLDABLE IF YOU DO NOT FEEL HAPPY WITH IT.

GROUP 30; these are ‘QUESTIONABLE’ hands those that should not be played more than 25% of the time. but can be played OCCASIONALLY in order to mix things up and keep your opponent/s off balance.

LOSE PLAYERS allways play these hands , tight players will almost never play them good players play them occasionally to mix things up (or in blinds)

GROUP 99; these are TRASH cards and should NEVER be played (unless stuck with them in the BB but easy to get away from if they don’t hit on the flop ect)

PAIRS

AA unsuited 1

KK unsuited 1

QQ unsuited 2

JJunsuited 2

1010 unsuited 3

99 unsuited 4

88 unsuited 4

77unsuited 5

66 unsuited 5

55 unsuited 6

44unsuited 6

33 unsuited 6

22 unsuited 6

NON PAIRS

AK suited 1 unsuited 2

AQ suited2 unsuited 3

AJ suited 2 unsited 4

AT suited 3 unsuited 4

A9 suited 30 unsuited 30

A8 suited 30 unsuited 30

A7suited 30 unsuited 30

A6 suited 30 unsuited 30

A5 suited 5 unsuited 30

A4suited 5 unsuited 30

A3suited 5 unsuited 30

A2 suited 5 unsuited 30

KQ suited 2 unsiuted 4

KJsuited 3 unsuited 5

KT suited 4 unsuited 5

K9 suited 5 unsuited 6

K ANY OTHER SUITED 30 UNSUITED 30

QJ suited 3 unsuited 5

QT suited 4 unsuited 5

Q9 suited 5 unsuited 8

J10 suited 3 unsuited 5

J9 suited 4 unsuited 6

J8 suited 30 unsuited 99

J7 suited 30 unsuited 99

JACK WITH ANY OTHER SUITED99 UN SUITED 99

T9 suited 4 unsuited 7

T8 suited 5 unsuited 8

T7 suited 30 unsuited 99

TEN ANY OTHER SUITED 99 UNSUITED 99

98 suited 4 unsuited 7

97 suited 5 unsuited 99

96 suited 30 unsuited 99

9 ANY OTHER SUITED 99 UN SUITED 99

87 suited 5 unsuited 8

86 suited 6 unsuited 99

85 suited 7 unsuited 99

8 ANY OTHER SUITED FOLD UNSUITED FOLD

76 suited 5 unsuited 8

75 suited 30 unsuited 99

74 suited 30 unsuited 99

7 ANY OTHER SUITED 99 UNSUITED99

65 suited 5 unsuited 8

64 suited 30 unsuited 99

6 ANY OTHER SUITED 99 UNSUITED 99

54 suited 30 unsuited 99

53 suited 30 unsuited 99

5 ANY OTHER SUITED 99 UNSUITED99

43 suited 30 unsuited99

42 suited 30 unsuited99

32 suited 39 unsuited 30.

ADAPTING YOUR STARTING HANDS TO THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS

as the number of players at the table reduce your effective “position” is altered.

overall you should increase the number of the hands you play. as a general rule of thumb, for every three players elimatated/moved from a 10 seater table increase the hand groups you play for example with 6 players remaining you can treat group 2 like group1 group 3 hands like group 2 and so on,

with only four players remaining you can treat group 2 AND 3 as group 1

and group 4&5 like group 2 this is a general rule of thumb and gives a general idea.

playing specific hands.

AA- when you get “pocket rockets” it is reccommended raising with them like throwing a bet out at least THREE times the BB. your aim is to drive as many of the pot as possible REMMEBER whilst pocket ACES are a great starting hand they are still JUST A PAIR!!!!!. a lot of people seem to forget this.

pocket aces only win around 31% of the time assuming that a nine player game where other playes stick with you till the end THAT MEANS THAT YOUR POCKET ACES WILL GET CRACKED 79% OF THE TIME!!!

KK pocket cowboys are a fantastic starting hand whenever you get these you had better come out like a cowboy and firing bet BIG get as much value as you can for them. the odds of winning are slightly less than the ACES but a fantastic starting hand. but be aware of the flop BE PREPARED TO THROW AWAY THE COWBOYS IF YOU SEE AN ACE..

QQ the cowgirls against a random hand qq has around a 80% chance of winning PRE FLOP  but now we have to become cautiuos still bet but if someone eargerly follows you consider the fold. if a flop reads AK your in a tight spot.

JJ pocket jacks is a very DANGEROUS starting hand. you need to raise these BIGGER that qq or kk or AA you MUST drive EVERYONE out of the pot who might be holding A or Q or infact K.

jj really is a set value hand to be fair  under play then and your in trouble NEVER trap or slow play them

TT AND LOWER

most of the time you need to play these hands as set value this is especially true if your opponent shows a strong starting hand pre-flop.

the desicion really lies in wether you want to play any hand lower than a pair of  TENS. it depends greatly on the makeup of your table the type of player and the strenght they are showing pre flop.

well i apologize again for the extreme long post i hope that others get some advice from this as much as i am now anyone wishing to leave feedback  great lol anyone want to add owt great see ya for now gaz