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The following is a list of suggested No-Limit Hold’em Tournament Starting Hands. They are based on the supposition that your table has fairly good players and it is not the final table or thereabouts.

Standard raise = 2 to 4 times the amount of the big blind.

Call means call the minimum bet only(1x the Big blind).

Limp means check or call the minimum bet only.

 

F=Fold

C=Call

L=Limp

R=Raise

RR=Reraise

% refers to percentage of hands

 

Early is table positions 1,2, or 3 after dealer button

Middle is table positions 3,4,5,6 after dealer button

Late is table positions 7,8,9,10(button) after dealer button

 

 

1 Call in front of you

AA, KK, QQ=Raise(R) 90% of time/Call(C) 10% of time (R=3x to 5x BigBlind(BB))

JJ,TT=R90%/C10% (R=4x to 5x BB)

99=R50%/C50%

55-22=Call on Button

88-66=C

AKs,AKo= R

AQs=R, AQo=C

AJs, AJo=C

ATs=C, ATo=Fold (F)

A9-A2=F

KQs=Call, KQo=F

KJs=C if bettor is weak, otherwise fold KJ

Suited Connectors (not mentioned above)= 3 or more callers in front  C, less than 3=F

3 Calls or more in front of you (you’re on button)

AA, KK, QQ, JJ,TT=R 4x to 5x BB

99-22=C and hope to flop set

AKso=R

AQs=R, AQo=C

AJso-ATso=C

Axs=C Axo=F

Suited Connectors=C

Unsuited Connectors down to 5,4=C, 4,3 & 3,2= F

KJso=C

KT etc.=F

Nobody shows strength in front of you

AA, KK, QQ=R 80 % of time 3x-4x BB from early and middle table position & 2x BB from late. Limp(L) 20% of time.

JJ,TT,99=             Early: 70%R & 30%L (R=4x-5x BB)

                        Mid.: 100%R (R=3x-5x BB)

                        Late: 75%R & 25%L (R=3x-5x BB)

88,77,66=             Early: 20%R & 80%L

                        Mid.: 88=R, 77 & 66=L

                        Late: 75%R & 25%L

55,44,33,22=             Early: F

                        Mid.: 55&44=L, 33 & 22=F

                        Late: 55&44=R, 33 & 22=L (weak blinds=R55-22)

AKso,AQso=             Early: 75%R & 25%L (R=3x-5x BB)

(caution if you get action and flop doesn’t hit you)

                        Mid.: 85%R & 15%L

                        Late: 85%R & 15%L

AJs,ATs=             Early: 50%R & 50%L

                        Mid.: 75%R & 25%L

                        Late: Strong Raise

A9s,A8s=             Early: 50%R & 50%L (weak table & little preflop action, if not fold)

                        Mid.: 50%R & 50%L

                        Late: 80%R & 20%L

A9o,A8o=             Early: F

                        Mid.: F

                        Late: 90%R & 10%L

A7 & lower=             on Button: R

                        1 b4 Button: A7 & A6=R, A5,4,3=F

                        late: A7s=50%R & 50%L, the rest only blind stealing or fold

KQso, KJso, QJso= Early: KQs=50%R & 50%L, KQo=50%R & 50%F (weak table & little preflop action, if not fold) KJso,QJso=F

                        Mid.: 50%R & 50%F

                        Late: steal blinds only, else fold

Suited Connectors= Under Gun(UG) & UG+1=15%R/85%F

                        Early: JTs=L, F the rest

                        Mid.: JTs=50%R & 50%L,T9s=15%R & 85%L, F the rest

                        Late: JTs,T9s=R, 89s,78s=L, F the rest

Misc. Hands=             Late: KTs, K9s,QTs= 50%R & 50%F (R=3x BB)

On button=KTso, K9so,Qtso,Q9so,J9s= R=3x BB

You’re  Small Blind attacking Big Blind

            50%R & 50%L (R=5x BB) with:

1.      any pair

2.      Ax, Kx, Qx down to Q5

3.      JTs & J9s

1 Raise of 3x BB or greater(not allins) in front of you

AA,KK=             85%RR(reraise)/15%C

QQ=                70%RR/30%C

JJ,TT=             20%RR/80%C

99,88,77=            C

66-22=             F

AKso=             C

AQs=               C

F everything else

Raise and Reraise In Front of You

AA=RRR

KK=RRR (with caution)

QQ=C

F everything else

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