All starting hands
The 1 326 different starting hands in Texas hold'em can be reduced to 169 by omitting card suits constellations. This makes it much handier for comparing hands since the suits (hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs) doesn't affect the hand ranking.
The following two tables consist of all hand based on EV (table 1) and ranking (table 2).
Starting hands ordered after EV
| Hand | EV | Hand | EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | 2.32 | KK | 1.67 |
| 1.22 | JJ | 0.86 | |
| TT | 0.58 | 99 | 0.38 |
| 88 | 0.25 | 77 | 0.16 |
| 66 | 0.07 | 55 | 0.02 |
| 44 | -0.03 | 33 | -0.07 |
| 22 | -0.09 | AK | 0.51 |
| AKs | 0.77 | AQ | 0.31 |
| AQs | 0.59 | AJ | 0.19 |
| AJs | 0.43 | AT | 0.08 |
| ATs | 0.33 | A9 | -0.03 |
| A9s | 0.18 | A8 | -0.07 |
| A8s | 0.10 | A7 | -0.10 |
| A7s | 0.08 | A6 | -0.12 |
| A6s | 0.03 | A5 | -0.12 |
| A5s | 0.08 | A4 | -0.12 |
| A4s | 0.06 | A3 | -0.13 |
| A3s | 0.02 | A2 | -0.15 |
| A2s | 0.00 | KQ | 0.16 |
| KQs | 0.39 | KJ | 0.07 |
| KJs | 0.29 | KT | 0.01 |
| KTs | 0.20 | K9 | -0.07 |
| K9s | 0.09 | K8 | -0.11 |
| K8s | 0.01 | K7 | -0.11 |
| K7s | 0.00 | K6 | -0.12 |
| K6s | -0.04 | K5 | -0.13 |
| K5s | -0.05 | K4 | -0.13 |
| K4s | -0.05 | K3 | -0.14 |
| K3s | -0.08 | K2 | -0.14 |
| K2s | -0.08 | QJ | 0.03 |
| QJs | 0.23 | QT | -0.02 |
| QTs | 0.17 | Q9 | -0.08 |
| Q9s | 0.06 | Q8 | -0.11 |
| Q8s | -0.02 | Q7 | -0.12 |
| Q7s | -0.06 | Q6 | -0.13 |
| Q6s | -0.08 | Q5 | -0.13 |
| Q5s | -0.09 | Q4 | -0.13 |
| Q4s | -0.10 | Q3 | -0.13 |
| Q3s | -0.11 | Q2 | -0.13 |
| Q2s | -0.12 | JT | -0.03 |
| JTs | 0.15 | J9 | -0.08 |
| J9s | 0.04 | J8 | -0.10 |
| J8s | -0.03 | J7 | -0.12 |
| J7s | -0.07 | J6 | -0.12 |
| J6s | -0.11 | J5 | -0.13 |
| J5s | -0.11 | J4 | -0.13 |
| J4s | -0.11 | J3 | -0.13 |
| J3s | -0.13 | J2 | -0.13 |
| J2s | -0.14 | T9 | -0.08 |
| T9s | 0.05 | T8 | -0.09 |
| T8s | 0.00 | T7 | -0.10 |
| T7s | -0.05 | T6 | -0.11 |
| T6s | -0.11 | T5 | -0.12 |
| T5s | -0.12 | T4 | -0.12 |
| T4s | -0.13 | T3 | -0.12 |
| T3s | -0.13 | T2 | -0.12 |
| T2s | -0.14 | 98 | -0.10 |
| 98s | 0.00 | 97 | -0.10 |
| 97s | -0.04 | 96 | -0.12 |
| 96s | -0.09 | 95 | -0.12 |
| 95s | -0.12 | 94 | -0.12 |
| 94s | -0.15 | 93 | -0.12 |
| 93s | -0.14 | 92 | -0.12 |
| 92s | -0.14 | 87 | -0.12 |
| 87s | -0.02 | 86 | -0.11 |
| 86s | -0.07 | 85 | -0.11 |
| 85s | -0.11 | 84 | -0.12 |
| 84s | -0.13 | 83 | -0.12 |
| 83s | -0.15 | 82 | -0.12 |
| 82s | -0.14 | 76 | -0.11 |
| 76s | -0.03 | 75 | -0.11 |
| 75s | -0.09 | 74 | -0.12 |
| 74s | -0.11 | 73 | -0.12 |
| 73s | -0.14 | 72 | -0.12 |
| 72s | -0.15 | 65 | -0.12 |
| 65s | -0.07 | 64 | -0.12 |
| 64s | -0.09 | 63 | -0.12 |
| 63s | -0.11 | 62 | -0.12 |
| 62s | -0.14 | 54 | -0.13 |
| 54s | -0.08 | 53 | -0.12 |
| 53s | -0.11 | 52 | -0.12 |
| 52s | -0.14 | 43 | -0.13 |
| 43s | -0.13 | 42 | -0.12 |
| 42s | -0.14 | 32 | -0.14 |
| 32s | -0.16 |
The expected value is countet based on big blinds (or big bets). For Ace-ace, which have EV 2.32, it means that for every time the hands was played the average profit was 2.32 BB.
Notice that expected value sometimes differ from ojective ranking of the starting hand. That is partly due to the tendency of overplaying some types of hand, not at least low suited conectors.
The statistics are based on 122,031,244 pocket cards dealt in the real money tables on the now defunct pokersite PokerRoom.com. The data was orginally publiched at www.pokerroom.com/poker/poker-school/ev-stats/total-stats-by-card/.
Starting hands ordered after ranking
| Hand | Rank | Hand | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | #1 | KK | #2 |
| #3 | JJ | #4 | |
| AKs | #5 | TT | #6 |
| AQs | #7 | AJs | #8 |
| KQs | #9 | AKo | #10 |
| 99 | #11 | JTs | #12 |
| QJs | #13 | KJs | #14 |
| ATs | #15 | AQo | #16 |
| 88 | #17 | KQo | #18 |
| QTs | #19 | J9s | #20 |
| T9s | #21 | 77 | #22 |
| 98s | #23 | AJo | #24 |
| KTs | #25 | Q9s | #26 |
| J8s | #27 | T8s | #28 |
| 66 | #29 | 87s | #30 |
| 97s | #31 | 76s | #32 |
| ATo | #33 | KJo | #34 |
| QJo | #35 | JTo | #36 |
| 55 | #37 | A9s | #38 |
| K9s | #39 | Q8s | #40 |
| J8o | #41 | T7s | #42 |
| 44 | #43 | 33 | #44 |
| 22 | #45 | A8s | #46 |
| K8s | #47 | Q7s | #48 |
| J7s | #49 | T6s | #50 |
| A7s | #51 | K7s | #52 |
| Q6s | #53 | J6s | #54 |
| T5s | #55 | 98o | #56 |
| 87o | #57 | 76o | #58 |
| 65s | #59 | A6s | #60 |
| K6s | #61 | Q5s | #62 |
| J5s | #63 | T4s | #64 |
| 54s | #65 | A5s | #66 |
| K5s | #67 | Q4s | #68 |
| J4s | #69 | T3s | #70 |
| 43s | #71 | A4s | #72 |
| K4s | #73 | Q3s | #74 |
| J3s | #75 | T2s | #76 |
| 32s | #77 | A3s | #78 |
| K3s | #79 | Q2s | #80 |
| J2s | #81 | A2s | #82 |
| K2s | #83 | AKo | #84 |
| KQo | #85 | AQo | #86 |
| AJo | #87 | KJo | #88 |
| QJo | #89 | ATo | #90 |
| KTo | #91 | QTo | #92 |
| JTo | #93 | A9o | #94 |
| K9o | #95 | Q9o | #96 |
| J9o | #97 | T9o | #98 |
| A8o | #99 | K8o | #100 |
| Q8o | #101 | T8o | #102 |
| A7o | #103 | K7o | #104 |
| Q7o | #105 | J7o | #106 |
| T7o | #107 | A6o | #108 |
| K6o | #109 | Q6o | #110 |
| J6o | #111 | T6o | #112 |
| A5o | #113 | K5o | #114 |
| Q5o | #115 | J5o | #116 |
| T5o | #117 | A4o | #118 |
| K4o | #119 | Q4o | #120 |
| J4o | #121 | T4o | #122 |
| A3o | #123 | K3o | #124 |
| Q3o | #125 | J3o | #126 |
| T3o | #127 | A2o | #128 |
| K2o | #129 | Q2o | #130 |
| J2o | #131 | T2o | #132 |
| 98o | #133 | 97o | #134 |
| 87o | #135 | 76o | #136 |
| 65o | #137 | 54o | #138 |
| 43o | #139 | 32o | #140 |
| T8o | #141 | T7o | #142 |
| T6o | #143 | T5o | #144 |
| T4o | #145 | T3o | #146 |
| T2o | #147 | 98o | #148 |
| 97o | #149 | 87o | #150 |
| 76o | #151 | 65o | #152 |
| 54o | #153 | 43o | #154 |
| 32o | #155 | 98o | #156 |
| 97o | #157 | 87o | #158 |
| 76o | #159 | 65o | #160 |
| 54o | #161 | 43o | #162 |
| 32o | #163 | T8o | #164 |
| T7o | #165 | T6o | #166 |
| T5o | #167 | T4o | #168 |
| T3o | #169 |
Notice that the ranking of starting hands in Texas hold’em can be discussed. For example, the opinions of which hands are best between AKs and JJ, are parted. This list is based on the ranking compiled at https://www.preflophands.com/index.html.
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