Knowing Your Pocket Cards In Texas Hold'em

Find yourself getting schooled in Texas Hold'em?

Here are some general guidelines for pocket cards
you should use to evaluate whether or not to push
your hand or fold early.

They are not steadfast, but can give you something
to go by. Of course, the (S) means suited.

The Strongest Starting Hands:
PAIR of HIGH CARDS - AA, KK, QQ, JJ, 1010
ACE and HIGH CARD SUITED - AK(S), AQ(S), AJ(S), A10(S)
FACES SUITED - KQ(S), KJ(S), QJ(S)
ACE KING - AK

Medium Strength Starting Hands:
FACE TEN SUITED - K10(S), Q10(S), J10(S)
MEDIUM PAIRS - 99, 88, 77
TWO HIGH CARDS - AQ, AJ, A10 (ace king ranks higher,
above), KQ down to J10
ACE and MEDIUM SUITED - A9(S), A8(S), A7(S)
MEDIUM SUITED CONNECTORS (No Gap/One Gap) - J9(S),
109(S), 108(S), 98(S), 97(S) down to 75(S)

Other Conditional Starting Hands:
LOW PAIRS - 66, 55, 44, 33, 22
ACE and LOW SUITED - A6(S), A5(S), A4(S), A3(S), A2(S)
LOW SUITED CONNECTORS (No Gap/One Gap) - 65(S), 64(S),
54(S,) 53(S) (lowest)

Understanding what your chances are with this
information can be worth GOLD to you. If you start off with good poacket cards it doesn't guarantee you a win but your chances sure are better. Know your cards and come in with a playing stratagy for each type of hand (strong, medium or low). Winning isn't everything but it sure is better then losing ;)