Group 6: 66, AT, 55, 86s, KT, QT, 54s, K9s, J8s, 75sįor beginner players, the pre-flop starting hands at early position are group 1-3 hands plus any pocket pairs, except 22, 33, and 44.Also, if no “s” appears, then the hand is not suited.
The rankings are as follows, with an “s” indicating suited and an “x” indicating a small card. In fact, the starting hands actually move up and down the hand rankings depending on the circumstance. The reason for this is that most of the hands in each grouping can be played roughly the same before the flop in many, but not all, situation. The Texas Holdem starting hands have been placed in appropriate groupings.