- This hand, which is also referred to as American Airlines is the best starting hand pre flop out of all potential starting hands in Texas Hold'Em Poker. With a hand like this, betting more aggressively is advised. The King, King starting hand is the second best starting hand pre-flop when it comes to Texas Hold'Em Poker.
- When someone talks about premium hands in poker, they’re referring to the strongest preflop hands - the best-of-the-best, if you will. In No-Limit Hold’em,there are 169 distinct starting hands. They include 13 different pocket pairs ranging from deuces up to aces, plus 78 suited hands and 78 unsuited hands.
As many of you know, Phil Hellmuth is one of the most successful Texas Hold 'em players of all time. I recently read his book, Play Poker Like the Pros, and was very impressed with his Hold 'em Strategy. It is not my intent to plagiarize his book, but no poker strategy site would be complete without mentioning the playing ability and strategy of Phil Hellmuth.
But of course it is not the only stage of a poker hand. The flop, turn and river are just as important. But in order to avoid feeling overwhelmed when reviewing a poker hand it is best to take it step by step. And so since everything in poker starts before the flop I always suggest that we learn to master this street first.
Therefore, I have chosen to reveal and comment on what Hellmuth calls his “Top 10.” When Hellmuth refers to his Top 10, he is talking about pocket card, starting hand requirements. One should note that this isn't a list of the only hands Hellmuth plays, but he does suggest that the poker player can make lots of money in low limit poker, by waiting on these cards and playing them aggressively.
Without further ado, Hellmuth's Top 10:
1. A-A
2. K-K
3. Q-Q
4. A-K suited
5. J-J
6. 10-10
7. 9-9
8. 8-8
9. A-Q suited
Top 10 Poker Hands Preflop
10. 7-7
Hellmuth submits that these 10 hands should be the only pocket cards played by the beginner in low limit Texas Hold 'em. This makes the game much simpler before the flop, however, as you can probably guess, the tricks of how to play these 10 hands after the flop can get complicated.
As a general rule though, bet these top 10 hands aggressively. The higher in the ranking, the more aggressively they should be played. Your strategy after the flop will be determined by what hits the board and the actions of your opponents.
Poker Flop Odds
Play these top 10 right in low limit Hold 'em games and you will make money. As you build your bankroll and your confidence, you can increase your starting hand requirements.
Poker Hands Pre Flop
Meanwhile, I would suggest making a $16 investment in Hellmuth's book, Play Poker Like the Pros. It's not the perfect poker strategy book, and Phil even cautions that he is a no limit player, not a limit player! However, a look inside the mind of a man who has won multiple World Series of Poker bracelets is well worth the $16!
Pre Flop Hands
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If the hand is named XXs then it means the hand is suited, if XXo then the hand is off suit.
| #1
AA
Pocket Rockets
American Airlines
The Hand
Bullets
Rocky Mountains | #2
KK
Cowboys
Kamikaze
King Kong
Cold Turkey
Kangaroos | #3
QQ
Hilton Sisters
Ladies
West Hollywood
The Bitches
The Witches
Double Date
4 Tits
Flower Girls | #4
AKs
Big Slick in a suit
Anna Kournikova
Santa Barbara
Mike Haven | #5
JJ
Jokers
Brothers
Hooks
Jackson Hole
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| #6
AQs
Big Chick
Little Slick
Anthony & Cleopatra | #7
KQs
Mamas and Papas
Newlyweds
Marriage
Royal Couple
Parents | #8
AJs
Ajax
Black Jack
Jack Ass
J-birds | #9
KJs
Kojak
King John
Hary Potter
Bachelor's Hand
Tucson Monster | #10
TT
TinTin
Tension
Twenty Miles | #11
AKo
Big Slick
Anna Kournikova | #12
ATs
Johnny Moss
Bookends | #13
QJs
Oedipus
Maverick | #14
KTs
Katie
Big Al | #15
QTs
Quint
Varkony
Gratitude
Greyhound | #16
JTs
Morgan | #17
99
Wayne Gretzky
German Virgin
Popeye's
Phil Hellmuth | #18
AQo
Big Chick
Little slick | #19
A9s
Rounders Hand
Driving the Truck | #20
KQo
Mixed Marriage
Othello | #21
88
Snowmen
Little Oldsmobile
Two Fat Ladies
Catnuts | #22
K9s
Canine
Pair of Dogs
Turner & Hooch
Pedigree
Fido
Sawmill | #23
T9s
Count Down | #24
A8s
Dead Mans Hand | #25
Q9s
Quinine | #26
J9s
Jeanine | #27
AJo
Ace Jack-off | #28
A5s
High Five | #29
77
Buggy Tops
Saturn
Sunset Strip
Hockey Sticks
Mullets
Walking Sticks | #30
A7s
Red Baron | #31
KJo
Kojak
King John
Jack-King-off
Harry Potter | #32
A4s
Sharp Tops
Amen
Tranny's | #33
A3s
Ash Tray
Baskin Robbins | #34
A6s
Mile High | #35
QJo
Maverick
Fred & Ethel | #36
66
Route 66
Kicks | #37
K8s
The Feast
Kokomo | #38
T8s
Tetris
Tenaciously | #39
A2s
Hunting Season
Arizona
Acey-Deucy | #40
98s
Oldsmobile | #41
J8s
Jeffrey Dalmer | #42
ATo
Bookends | #43
Q8s
Kuwait | #44
K7s
King Salmon
Kevin | #45
KTo
Katie
Woodcutter | #46
55
Presto
Double Nickels
Speed Limit
Sammy | #47
JTo
Morgan | #48
87s
RPM
Tahoe | #49
QTo
Quint
Greyhound | #50
44
Robert Varkonyi
Quint
Magnum
Colt 44
Sail Boats
Diana Dors | #51
33
Crabs
City Parks | #52
22
Quackers
Pocket Swans
Ducks
Barely Legal
The Strippers | #53
K6s
The Concubine | #54
97s
Grapefruit | #55
K5s
King of Nickels | #56
76s
America
Union Oil | #57
T7s
The Bowling Hand
Split | #58
K4s
Fork | #59
K3s
King Crab
Sizzler
Commander Crab | #60
K2s
White Men Can't Jump | #61
Q7s
Computer Hand | #62
86s
Eubie
Maxwell Smart | #63
65s
Ken Warren | #64
J7s
Dice Hand | #65
54s
Colt | #66
Q6s
| #67
75s
Heinz 57 Sauce | #68
96s
Overtime
Soixante Neuf | #69
Q5s
Granny Mae (if spades) | #70
64s
Revolution
The Rabbit | #71
Q4s
| #72
Q3s
Bitch with Crabs
Gay Waiter | #73
T9o
Countdown | #74
T6s
Driver's License | #75
Q2s
Windsor Waiter | #76
A9o
Jesus
Chris Ferguson | #77
53s
| #78
85s
Finky Dink | #79
J6s
Jack Sikma | #80
J9o
Emergency
9-11 | #81
K9o
Sawmill | #82
J5s
Jackson Five
Motown | #83
Q9o
Quinine | #84
43s
Waltz Time | #85
74s
Barn Owl | #86
J4s
Done Hand
Jermaine
Flat Tire | #87
J3s
J-Lo
Bird Table | #88
95s
Dolly Parton
Hard Working | #89
J2s
The Jew | #90
63s
JFK
Three Dozen | #91
A8o
Dead Man's Hand | #92
52s
Two Bits
Quarter | #93
T5s
Dimestore
Woolworth
Five and Dime | #94
84s
Big Brother
George Orwell | #95
T4s
Roger That
Over and Out
Convoy
The Good Buddy | #96
T3s
| #97
42s
The Answer
Lumberjack | #98
T2s
Texas Dolly
Terminator II | #99
98o
Oldsmobile | #100
T8o
Tetris | #101
A5o
High Five | #102
A7o
Red Baron | #103
73s
Dutch Waiter
Swedish Busboy | #104
A4o
Crashing Airlines | #105
32s
Hooter Hand
Jordan | #106
94s
San Fransisco | #107
93s
Jack Benny | #108
J8o
Jeffery Dalmer | #109
A3o
Baskin Robbins
Ash Tray | #110
62s
| #111
92s
Twiggy | #112
K8o
The Feast
Dr Spoon
Kokomo | #113
A6o
Mile High | #114
87o
Tahoe | #115
Q8o
Kuwait | #116
83s
Raquel Welch | #117
A2o
Arizona
Big Balls
Hunting Season | #118
82s
Fat Lady and a Duck | #119
97o
Grapefruit | #120
72s
Beer Hand | #121
76o
Union Oil | #122
K7o
King Salmon | #123
65o
Ken Warren | #124
T7o
Split | #125
K6o
The Concubine | #126
86o
Maxwell Smart | #127
54o
Colt 45
Jesse James
Jane Russell | #128
K5o
Rotten Cowboy | #129
J7o
Dice | #130
75o
Filipino Slick
Heinz | #131
Q7o
Computer Hand | #132
K4o
Fork | #133
K3o
Commander Crab
King Crab | #134
96o
Percy | #135
K2o
Big Fritz | #136
64o
The Question | #137
Q6o
| #138
53o
Bully Johnson | #139
85o
The Scag | #140
T6o
Sweet Sixteen | #141
Q5o
| #142
43o
Waltz Time | #143
Q4o
| #144
Q3o
Gay Waiter | #145
74o
Cambodian Slick | #146
Q2o
The Vesty | #147
J6o
Jack Sikma | #148
63o
JFK
Blocky | #149
J5o
Jackson Five | #150
95o
Dolly Parton | #151
52o
Quarter | #152
J4o
Kid Grenade | #153
J3o
Fortran | #154
42o
The Answer | #155
J2o
Bennifer | #156
84o
Big Brother | #157
T5o
Nickels and Dimes | #158
T4o
CB Hand
Roger That | #159
32o
Big Gulp
Hooter Hand
Mississippi Slick
Can of Corn | #160
T3o
| #161
73o
Rusty Trombone | #162
T2o
Texas Dolly | #163
62o
Bed & Breakfast | #164
94o
Joe Montana Banana | #165
93o
Jack Benny | #166
92o
Montana Banana
Twiggy | #167
83o
Suzanna Banana
Sven
Raquel Welch | #168
82o
Sixty Nine | #169
72o
Death
The Big Man Hand
The Hammer |
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