When you look at the hand you’re dealt, there are certain things to look for to help your preflop poker strategy. Remember: even if you hold high aces or double kings or queens, you do not want anyone to know. Why? Because the other players will fold faster than a Laundromat worker on dry cleaning day.
But what are you looking for in the ideal preflop hand? Remember that in poker you’re given five cards. The ones you feel are your best, you keep with you; the others you lay down to receive your flop.
The best cards, naturally, are the high cards: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, etc. So, when you’re given the initial deal, if your preflop looks like this, you should keep your poker face, but grin big inwardly. The best preflops are listed in descending order. (The cards are listed by the first letter of the card):
• AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK
• TT, AQ, AJ, KQ, AK
• 99, JT, QJ, KJ, AT, AQ
• T9, KQ, 88, QT, 98, J9. AJ, KT
• 77, 87, Q9, T8, KJ, QJ, JT, 76, 97
• 66, AT, 55, 86, KT, QT, 54, K9, J8, 75
• 44, J9, 64, T9, 53, 33, 98, 43, 22, T7, Q8
• 87, A9, Q9, 76,42, 96, 85, J8, J7, 65, J8, J7, 65, 54, 74, K9, T8
Okay, you have your preflop, now what? The next step is to use a poker odds calculator to calculate your odds. There are online calculators that do the work for you. However, there is a way to do the math in your head.
Naturally, the odds are in your favor if you’re playing with players who are less skilled than you. But if you’re playing with better hands, then you’ll need to know how to figure out your odds.
There are thirteen cards in each suite. Look at your hand: you have a 10h, Jh, 10d, 2h, 4s. What now? Look closer; there are thirteen hearts in a deck and you have three, so there are ten more left.
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