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Phil Gordon (co-host of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown) told me that the total number of starting hands in Hold'em is 52 X 51, or 2,652. But if we assume that say, Kh/Qc is the same as Ks/Qd, and so on, that by eliminating duplicate hands there are actually 169 starting hands available. Below is a chart I put together with all 169 hands listed in order of their rank.
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#1 -
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AA
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#2 -
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KK
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#3 -
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QQ
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#4 -
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AKs
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#5 -
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JJ
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#6 -
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AQs
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#7 -
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KQs
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#8 -
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AJs
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#9 -
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KJs
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#10 -
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TT
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#11 -
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AK
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#12 -
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ATs
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#13 -
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QJs
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#14 -
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KTs
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#15 -
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QTs
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#16 -
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JTs
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#17 -
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99
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#18 -
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AQ
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#19 -
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A9s
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#20 -
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KQ
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#21 -
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88
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#22 -
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K9s
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#23 -
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T9s
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#24 -
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A8s
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#25 -
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Q9s
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#26 -
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J9s
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#27 -
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AJ
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#28 -
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A5s
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#29 -
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77
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#30 -
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A7s
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#31 -
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KJ
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#32 -
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A4s
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#33 -
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A3s
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#34 -
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A6s
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#35 -
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QJ
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#36 -
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66
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#37 -
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K8s
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#38 -
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T8s
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#39 -
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A2s
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#40 -
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98s
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#41 -
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J8s
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#42 -
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AT
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#43 -
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Q8s
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#44 -
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K7s
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#45 -
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KT
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#46 -
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55
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#47 -
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JT
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#48 -
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87s
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#49 -
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QT
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#50 -
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44
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#51 -
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22
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#52 -
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33
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#53 -
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K6s
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#54 -
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97s
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#55 -
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K5s
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#56 -
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76s
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#57 -
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T7s
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#58 -
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K4s
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#59 -
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K2s
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#60 -
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K3s
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#61 -
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Q7s
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#62 -
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86s
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#63 -
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65s
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#64 -
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J7s
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#65 -
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54s
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#66 -
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Q6s
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#67 -
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75s
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#68 -
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96s
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#69 -
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Q5s
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#70 -
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64s
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#71 -
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Q4s
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#72 -
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Q3s
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#73 -
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T9
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#74 -
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T6s
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#75 -
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Q2s
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#76 -
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A9
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#77 -
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53s
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#78 -
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85s
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#79 -
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J6s
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#80 -
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J9
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#81 -
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K9
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#82 -
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J5s
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#83 -
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Q9
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#84 -
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43s
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#85 -
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74s
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#86 -
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J4s
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#87 -
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J3s
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#88 -
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95s
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#89 -
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J2s
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#90 -
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63s
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#91 -
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A8
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#92 -
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52s
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#93 -
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T5s
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#94 -
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84s
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#95 -
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T4s
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#96 -
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T3s
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#97 -
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42s
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#98 -
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T2s
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#99 -
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98
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#100 -
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T8
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#101 -
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A5
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#102 -
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A7
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#103 -
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73s
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#104 -
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A4
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#105 -
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32s
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#106 -
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94s
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#107 -
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93s
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#108 -
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J8
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#109 -
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A3
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#110 -
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62s
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#111 -
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92s
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#112 -
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K8
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#113 -
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A6
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#114 -
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87
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#115 -
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Q8
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#116 -
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83s
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#117 -
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A2
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#118 -
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82s
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#119 -
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97
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#120 -
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72s
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#121 -
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76
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#122 -
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K7
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#123 -
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65
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#124 -
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T7
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#125 -
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K6
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#126 -
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86
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#127 -
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54
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#128 -
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K5
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#129 -
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J7
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#130 -
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75
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#131 -
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Q7
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#132 -
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K4
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#133 -
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K3
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#134 -
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96
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#135 -
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K2
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#136 -
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64
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#137 -
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Q6
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#138 -
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53
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#139 -
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85
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#140 -
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T6
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#141 -
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Q5
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#142 -
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43
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#143 -
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Q4
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#144 -
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Q3
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#145 -
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74
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#146 -
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Q2
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#147 -
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J6
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#148 -
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63
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#149 -
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J5
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#150 -
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95
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#151 -
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52
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#152 -
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J4
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#153 -
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J3
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#154 -
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42
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#155 -
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J2
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#156 -
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84
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#157 -
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T5
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#158 -
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T4
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#159 -
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32
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#160 -
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T3
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#161 -
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73
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#162 -
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T2
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#163 -
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62
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#164 -
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94
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#165 -
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93
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#166 -
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92
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#167 -
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83
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#168 -
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82
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And the worst hand in Hold'em is the 72 offsuit....But if you
didn't know that already, you really should stick to Crazy Eights.
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To take this one step further, below is a chart I pilfered from Empire Poker's Poker School. It not only shows ranks of starting hands, but their value by position. As you can see, starting hands get stronger the closer you get to the Big Blind. Reccomended play is any hand at ,or above, your position on the table. In other words, if you're 4th to act, you would play any hand at 4th, 3rd, 2nd & 1st to act from the chart. At the very least, this info should promote quality play.
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1st to Act
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AA
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KK
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QQ
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AKs
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JJ
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AQs
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1st to Act
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AJs
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KQs
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TT
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AK
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AQ
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99
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2nd to Act
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ATs
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KJs
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88
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QJs
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KTs
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AJ
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3rd to Act
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JTs
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A9s
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AT
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77
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4th to Act
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A8s
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QTs
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KQ
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66
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5th to Act
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A5s
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9Ts
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A4s
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QJ
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6th to Act
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K9s
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A7s
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55
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KJ
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7th to Act
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44
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KT
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33
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98s
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Dealer
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A3s
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QT
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JT
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A7
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22
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Small Blind
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56s
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45s
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34s
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Big Blind
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A9
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A8
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A7
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A6
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A5
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