American Online Poker

Most poker writers have their own idea of what constitutes a group of good starting hands. In my first book, The Winner's Guide to Texas Hold 'Em Poker, I gave one list of starting hands. For our purposes here, we're going to use the list below, which I've created specifically for this book.

GROUP 1: AA, KK, QQ, AKs*, AQs
GROUP 2: JJ, 1010, AJs, KQs, AK
GROUP 3: AlOs, KJs, QJs, J 10s, AQ
GROUP 4: 99, 88, KlOs, QlOs, J9s, 109s, 98s, AJ, KQ

*"s" represents "suited"

The hands are arranged in these groups because each hand in a group has approximately the same value to you before the flop as the other hands listed in the group. That means that before the flop, all hands in a group can be played in about the same way. Of course, each hand will be played differently after the flop, so keep in mind that this guide applies before the flop only. Knowing this list and following the advice I will give you about how to play these hands will help keep you out of trouble while you're learning the other aspects of the game.

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