
| 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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