No-Limit Hold’em Tournament Starting Hands for Newbies
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The following is a list of suggested No-Limit Hold’em Tournament starting hands for newbies.
They are based on the supposition that your table has fairly good players and it is not the final table or thereabouts.
Standard raise = 2 to 4 times the amount of the big blind.
Call means call the minimum bet only(1x the Big blind).
F=Fold
C=Call
L=Limp
R=Raise
RR=Reraise
% refers to percentage of hands
1 Call in front of you
AA, KK, QQ=Raise(R) 90% of time/Call(C) 10% of time (R=3x to 5x BigBlind(BB))
JJ,TT=R90%/C10% (R=4x to 5x BB)
99=R50%/C50%
55-22=Call on Button
88-66=C
AKs,AKo= R
AQs=R, AQo=C
AJs, AJo=C
ATs=C, ATo=Fold (F)
A9-A2=F
KQs=Call, KQo=F
KJs=C if bettor is weak, otherwise fold KJ
Suited Connectors (not mentioned above)= 3 or more callers in front  C, less than 3=F
3 Calls or more in front of you (you’re on button)
AA, KK, QQ, JJ,TT=R 4x to 5x BB
99-22=C and hope to flop set
AKso=R
AQs=R, AQo=C
AJso-ATso=C
Axs=C Axo=F
Suited Connectors=C
Unsuited Connectors down to 5,4=C, 4,3 & 3,2= F
KJso=C
KT etc.=F
Nobody shows strength in front of you
AA, KK, QQ=R 80 % of time 3x-4x BB from early and middle table position & 2x BB from late. Limp(L) 20% of time.
JJ,TT,99= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 70%R & 30%L (R=4x-5x BB)
Mid.: 100%R (R=3x-5x BB)
Late: 75%R & 25%L (R=3x-5x BB)
88,77,66= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 20%R & 80%L
Mid.: 88=R, 77 & 66=L
Late: 75%R & 25%L
55,44,33,22= Early: F
Mid.: 55&44=L, 33 & 22=F
Late: 55&44=R, 33 & 22=L (weak blinds=R55-22)
AKso,AQso= Early: 75%R & 25%L (R=3x-5x BB)
                (caution if you get action and flop doesn’t hit you)
Mid.: 85%R & 15%L
Late: 85%R & 15%L
AJs,ATs= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 50%R & 50%L
Mid.: 75%R & 25%L
Late: Strong Raise
A9s,A8s= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 50%R & 50%L (weak table & little preflop action, if not fold)
Mid.: 50%R & 50%L
Late: 80%R & 20%L
A9o,A8o= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: F
Mid.: F
Late: 90%R & 10%L
A7 & lower= on Button: R
1 b4 Button: A7 & A6=R, A5,4,3=F
late: A7s=50%R & 50%L, the rest only blind stealing or fold
KQso, KJso, QJso= Early: KQs=50%R & 50%L, KQo=50%R & 50%F (weak table & little preflop action, if not fold) KJso,QJso=F
Mid.: 50%R & 50%F
Late: steal blinds only, else fold
Suited Connectors=Â Â Â Under Gun(UG) & UG+1=15%R/85%F
Early: JTs=L, F the rest
Mid.: JTs=50%R & 50%L,T9s=15%R & 85%L, F the rest
Late: JTs,T9s=R, 89s,78s=L, F the rest
Misc. Hands= Late: KTs, K9s,QTs= 50%R & 50%F (R=3x BB)
On button=KTso, K9so,Qtso,Q9so,J9s= R=3x BB
You’re Small Blind attacking Big Blind
50%R & 50%L (R=5x BB) with:
1. any pair
2. Ax, Kx, Qx down to Q5
3. JTs & J9s
1 Raise of 3x BB or greater(not allins) in front of you
AA,KK= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 85%RR(reraise)/15%C
QQ= 70%RR/30%C
JJ,TT= 20%RR/80%C
99,88,77= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
66-22= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F
AKso= C
AQs= C
F everything else
Raise and Reraise In Front of You
AA=RRR
KK=RRR (with caution)
QQ=C
F everything else
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The following is a list of suggested No-Limit Hold’em Tournament starting hands for newbies.
They are based on the supposition that your table has fairly good players and it is not the final table or thereabouts.
Standard raise = 2 to 4 times the amount of the big blind.
Call means call the minimum bet only(1x the Big blind).
F=Fold
C=Call
L=Limp
R=Raise
RR=Reraise
% refers to percentage of hands
1 Call in front of you
AA, KK, QQ=Raise(R) 90% of time/Call(C) 10% of time (R=3x to 5x BigBlind(BB))
JJ,TT=R90%/C10% (R=4x to 5x BB)
99=R50%/C50%
55-22=Call on Button
88-66=C
AKs,AKo= R
AQs=R, AQo=C
AJs, AJo=C
ATs=C, ATo=Fold (F)
A9-A2=F
KQs=Call, KQo=F
KJs=C if bettor is weak, otherwise fold KJ
Suited Connectors (not mentioned above)= 3 or more callers in front  C, less than 3=F
3 Calls or more in front of you (you’re on button)
AA, KK, QQ, JJ,TT=R 4x to 5x BB
99-22=C and hope to flop set
AKso=R
AQs=R, AQo=C
AJso-ATso=C
Axs=C Axo=F
Suited Connectors=C
Unsuited Connectors down to 5,4=C, 4,3 & 3,2= F
KJso=C
KT etc.=F
Nobody shows strength in front of you
AA, KK, QQ=R 80 % of time 3x-4x BB from early and middle table position & 2x BB from late. Limp(L) 20% of time.
JJ,TT,99= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 70%R & 30%L (R=4x-5x BB)
Mid.: 100%R (R=3x-5x BB)
Late: 75%R & 25%L (R=3x-5x BB)
88,77,66= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 20%R & 80%L
Mid.: 88=R, 77 & 66=L
Late: 75%R & 25%L
55,44,33,22= Early: F
Mid.: 55&44=L, 33 & 22=F
Late: 55&44=R, 33 & 22=L (weak blinds=R55-22)
AKso,AQso= Early: 75%R & 25%L (R=3x-5x BB)
                (caution if you get action and flop doesn’t hit you)
Mid.: 85%R & 15%L
Late: 85%R & 15%L
AJs,ATs= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 50%R & 50%L
Mid.: 75%R & 25%L
Late: Strong Raise
A9s,A8s= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: 50%R & 50%L (weak table & little preflop action, if not fold)
Mid.: 50%R & 50%L
Late: 80%R & 20%L
A9o,A8o= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early: F
Mid.: F
Late: 90%R & 10%L
A7 & lower= on Button: R
1 b4 Button: A7 & A6=R, A5,4,3=F
late: A7s=50%R & 50%L, the rest only blind stealing or fold
KQso, KJso, QJso= Early: KQs=50%R & 50%L, KQo=50%R & 50%F (weak table & little preflop action, if not fold) KJso,QJso=F
Mid.: 50%R & 50%F
Late: steal blinds only, else fold
Suited Connectors=Â Â Â Under Gun(UG) & UG+1=15%R/85%F
Early: JTs=L, F the rest
Mid.: JTs=50%R & 50%L,T9s=15%R & 85%L, F the rest
Late: JTs,T9s=R, 89s,78s=L, F the rest
Misc. Hands= Late: KTs, K9s,QTs= 50%R & 50%F (R=3x BB)
On button=KTso, K9so,Qtso,Q9so,J9s= R=3x BB
You’re Small Blind attacking Big Blind
50%R & 50%L (R=5x BB) with:
1. any pair
2. Ax, Kx, Qx down to Q5
3. JTs & J9s
1 Raise of 3x BB or greater(not allins) in front of you
AA,KK= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 85%RR(reraise)/15%C
QQ= 70%RR/30%C
JJ,TT= 20%RR/80%C
99,88,77= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
66-22= Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F
AKso= C
AQs= C
F everything else
Raise and Reraise In Front of You
AA=RRR
KK=RRR (with caution)
QQ=C
F everything else