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Texas Holdem Seating Position Strategy



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The following chart succinctly delineates Texas Hold'em Seating Position Strategies, given certain starting hands, at various junctures of the game. It is paramount in importance to note your position, relative to the dealer, for every hand played.

KEYS:
rr = Raise any SB = small blind
rr1 = Re-Raise 1 player BB = Big Blind
r = Raise if first to call Late = Right of Small Blind
c = Call or Check Middle = Between the Small Blind and the Big Blind
rf = Fold if raised Early = Left of the Big Blind

EXAMPLE: rr1 c2 = Re-raise 1 player calls if another player calls or raises

Starting Hands Early Mid SB BB Late
Pair of aces (pocket rockets) rr rr rr rr rr
Pair of Kings rr rr rr rr rr
Ace-King on suit rr rr rr rr rr
Pair of Queens rr rr rr rr rr
Pair of Jacks c rf c1 rr1 c2 rr1 c2 rr1 c2
Ace-Queen, Ace-Jack, and Ace-10 on suit r c1 r c1 rr1 c2 rr1 c2 rr1 c2
Ace-King off suit rr rr rr rr rr
Pair of tens c rf r c1 rr1 c2 r1 c2 r c1
King-Jack, A-10, Queen-Jack, Jack-10 on suit c rf rf c1 rr1 c2 rr1 c2 rr1 c2
Ace-Queen, Ace-Jack off suit c rf r c1 rr1 c2 r1 c2 r c1
Pair of nines c rf r c1 rr1 c2 r1 c2 r c1
King-Queen off suit fold c fr c cr c cr rf c1
King-10, Queen-10 on suit fold c1 r c r c r c1
Paif of eights c rf c rf c r1 c r1 c rf
Jack-9, 10-9 on suit fold c rf c rf c rf c rf
Pair of sevens c rf c rf c rr1 c rr1 r c
9-8, 8-7 on suit fold c rf c rf c rf c rf
An ace with any other on suit card fold c rf c rf c rf r c
King-Jack, Queen-Jack, Jack-10 off-suit fold c rf c rf c fr r c rf
Any low pair fold c rf c rf c rf c rf
Connected cards in the same suit, for example 8-7, 6-5, 5-4, etc. fold fold c rf c rf c rf
Ace-10, King-10, Queen-10 off suit fold fold r c r c c rf
King-9, Jack-9 on suit fold fold c rf c rf c rf
ALL OTHER CARD COMBINATIONS fold fold fold fold fold

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