Poker Analysis » Pre-Flop Hand Rankings

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by Ashutosh Kadakia

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These are some statistics generated using the foolishPoker odds calculator and a custom wrapper.

Types of Starting Hands



Ace & Non-High Combination Since there are 4 suits, 25% of these will be suited, 75% unsuited. A-9, A-8, A-7, A-6, A-5, A-4, A-3, A-2
Medium & Low Suited Connector These are cards that are connected and suited. They may have no gap or a one card gap. J-9s 10-9s ... 5-4s, 5-3s
Two High Card Unsuited   A-K, A-Q ... Q-10, J-10
Two High Card Suited   A-K, A-Q ... Q-10, J-10
Pairs   A-A, K-K ... 3-3, 2-2

Relative Hand Rankings

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 AA KK QQ AKs JJ AQs KQs AJs KJs TT
1 AK ATs QJs KTs QTs JTs 99 AQ A9s KQ
2 88 K9s T9s A8s Q9s J9s AJ A5s 77 A7s
3 KJ A4s A3s A6s QJ 66 K8s T8s A2s 98s
4 J8s AT Q8s K7s KT 55 JT 87s QT 44
5 22 33 K6s 97s K5s 76s T7s K4s K2s K3s
6 Q7s 86s 65s J7s 54s Q6s 75s 96s Q5s 64s
7 Q4s Q3s T9 T6s Q2s A9 53s 85s J6s J9
8 K9 J5s Q9 43s 74s J4s J3s 95s J2s 63s
9 A8 52s T5s 84s T4s T3s 42s T2s 98 T8
10 A5 A7 73s A4 32s 94s 93s J8 A3 62s
11 92s K8 A6 87 Q8 83s A2 82s 97 72s
12 76 K7 65 T7 K6 86 54 K5 J7 75
13 Q7 K4 K3 96 K2 64 Q6 53 85 T6
14 Q5 43 Q4 Q3 74 Q2 J6 63 J5 95
15 52 J4 J3 42 J2 84 T5 T4 32 T3
16 73 T2 62 94 93 92 83 82 72

To find the hand ranking out of the total possible hands (169) add the column*10 + row header. For example, a 7-4 suited would be 8*10+5 = 85. Thus a 74s is 85th best possible pre-flop hand possible.