Poker Hands Before Flop
Poker is gambling and you make your own desicions as to how to play the game regardless of what you read here or anywhere else and you are responsible for checking your own facts before getting in over your head.
What hands to play pre-flop The Starting Hands Chart Choosing the right starting hand is half the battle in poker. If you enter the game with the right cards, you will not only avoid difficult situations in the later betting rounds, you can also be reasonably sure that you are indeed holding the best hand. On this site you can find all possible combinations of preflop hands that can occur in Texas Hold'em Poker. As a bonus you will also learn the nicknames of the different hands. The hands are ranked from #1 to #169, where #1 is the best. This ranking is applicable when the poker table is full ring (9-10 people).
A solid player opens for $20. You make it $80 with pocket jacks. You know that he knows that you have a narrow three-betting range. And now he four-bets you. He makes it $250. The stacks are $1,000.
What should you do? And why? Even deeper: Upon what parameters should your decision be based?
Good Poker Hands Pre Flop
In this week's installment of PokerSimple, the hosts take a deep dive into the murky waters of when and why to lay down those jacks.
| 0:57 | Folding to 4-Bets |
| 2:48 | Facing Two Raisers |
| 3:48 | When to Set-Mine with Pocket Jacks |
| 7:00 | If It's Wrong to Fold, It's Not Wrong by Much |
| 8:14 | How to Make the Fold |
Poker Hand Calculator Pre Flop
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