Saturday, September 24, 2005

Pre-Flop Rankings (no one folds)

This table was generated by dealing over 50 million games of Texas Hold 'Em Poker. No player folded, and the winner's hand was tabulated. The 169 hands were then sorted by winning percentage.

Note that there are 3 different "types" of starting hands: a pair, two different cards of the same suit, and two different cards of different suits. You are 1.5 times more likely to recieve a specific pair than two specific suited cards. You are twice as likely to recieve two specific unsuited cards as you are a specific pair. As a result, the "top 5% of hands" may contain a different number of actual hands depending on whether the top 5% consists of pairs or different suited cards.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this table.

Table of Pre-Flop Hand Rankings Assuming All Players Show
2 Handed5 Handed6 Handed7 Handed10 Handed
Top
5%
of
Hands
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
KK
KK
KK
KK
KK
QQ
QQ
QQ
QQ
QQ
JJ
JJ
JJ
JJ
AKs
TT
TT
AKs
AKs
JJ
99
AKs
TT
AQs
AQs
88
AQs
AQs
TT
KQs
AKs
99
KQs
KQs
AJs
77
KQs
AK
AK
TT
AQs
AK
AJs
AJs
KJs
AJs
AJs
99
KJs
AK
QJs
QJs
5% - 10%
of
Hands
AK
KJs
KJs
99
ATs
ATs
ATs
QJs
ATs
KTs
AQ
AQ
ATs
KTs
QTs
AJ
QJs
AQ
AQ
JTs
66
88
KTs
QTs
99
KQs
KTs
QTs
JTs
AQ
AT
QTs
KQ
KQ
A9s
KJs
KQ
JTs
88
88
A9s
AJ
88
AJ
KQ
JTs
AJ
K9s
T9s
10% - 15%
of
Hands
KTs
A9s
A9s
A9s
J9s
A8s
KJ
KJ
KJ
A8s
KJ
77
K9s
K9s
Q9s
A9
AT
QJ
A8s
77
55
K9s
AT
Q9s
AJ
A7s
A8s
A8s
J9s
A5s
KQ
QJ
77
QJ
A7s
K9s
Q9s
Q9s
T9s
KJ
QJs
J9s
AT
A4s
T9s
77
A3s
66
15% - 20%
of
Hands
KT
KT
KT
A7s
QJ
QTs
J9s
A7s
KT
A6s
A8
T9s
QT
A5s
A2s
A6s
QT
A5s
QT
T8s
A5s
A7s
JT
K8s
K8s
A7
66
K8s
JT
98s
K8s
A5s
A4s
A4s
J8s
A4s
JT
A6s
A6s
Q8s
Q9s
K8s
66
A3s
55
K9
A6s
A3s
T8s
AT
A4s
44
Q8s
20% - 25%
of
Hands
QJ
A3s
T8s
66
KT
QT
A9
Q8s
A2s
K7s
A3s
T8s
A2s
Q8s
22
JTs
K7s
J8s
J8s
33
44
J8s
K7s
98s
QT
K7s
A2s
98s
K7s
JT
A2s
98s
A9
K6s
87s
A6
K9
K6s
55
K6s
55
55
87s
97s
K6s
K9
A9
K5s
K5s
97s
76s
87s
K5s
T7s
Q7s
25% - 30%
of
Hands
A5
A8
97s
K4s
T7s
Q8s
Q9
Q7s
J7s
K4s
K6s
J9
Q9
K9
K3s
K8
K5s
J9
44
K2s
A4
T9
T7s
K3s
86s
Q9
Q7s
T9
T9
Q7s
J9s
97s
A8
Q9
65s
K5s
T7s
K4s
J9
J7s
J7s
J7s
54s
87s
75s
K4s
Q6s
96s
Q5s
64s
Q4s
Q3s
30% - 35%
of
Hands
A3
A7
K3s
K2s
53s
JT
Q6s
Q6s
76s
T9
K7
K3s
44
Q6s
Q2s
Q7s
44
K2s
86s
T6s
K4s
A5
76s
A8
A9
J8s
K2s
86s
33
85s
33
Q5s
Q5s
Q5s
J6s
A2
K8
A7
65s
J9
T9s
76s
96s
96s
K9
A5
22
Q4s
Q4s
33
75s
T6s
Q3s
35% - 40%
of
Hands
K6
A6
T6s
J6s
J5s
K3s
86s
K8
54s
43s
Q8
A4
65s
A7
74s
Q6s
Q4s
Q3s
Q2s
Q9
J9
Q8
J6s
A5
J4s
K2s
T8
75s
J5s
J3s
K5
96s
T8
64s
95s
Q5s
J6s
A4
85s
J2s
J7s
T8
63s
T8s
A8
52s
T5s
42s
40% - 45%
of
Hands
Q7
J8
A6
K8
T4s
J8
T6s
Q2s
J4s
84s
K4
A3
J5s
A4
T3s
Q4s
98
Q8
98
T2s
T9
Q3s
J8
53s
98
Q3s
33
98
A6
T8
K3
K7
54s
J3s
32s
J5s
22
Q8
A5
65s
73s
75s
45% - 50%
of
Hands
22
Q2s
A3
J8
A7
Q6
A2
85s
A3
94s
T7s
J4s
J4s
95s
A4
J6s
K6
K7
J2s
93s
98s
85s
64s
74s
62s
Q2s
54s
J3s
T5s
A3
T8
J3s
A2
43s
92s
Q5
22
95s
K7
J8
J5s
95s
J2s
T4s
T5s
T5s
64s
53s
J2s
50% - 55%
of
Hands
K2
87
K6
A2
K8
J7
97
74s
T3s
A6
97s
K5
T4s
63s
87
J4s
Q7
87
84s
Q8
T6s
T7
T3s
T2s
83s
Q4
T4s
97
87
82s
J3s
43s
52s
A2
Q3
84s
K6
T7
97
T2s
42s
55% - 60%
of
Hands
T7
J7
63s
94s
97
J6
74s
Q7
93s
72s
J2s
53s
K5
73s
76
98
T3s
J7
T7
K7
87s
K4
94s
92s
65
96s
Q6
K4
K5
T7
Q2
T2s
52s
Q7
T5s
84s
93s
32s
94s
J7
60% - 65%
of
Hands
J5
K3
76
76
86
97
43s
42s
62s
K6
T4s
63s
73s
83s
54
86s
76
Q6
K4
K5
J4
93s
92s
82s
75
T6
86
K3
86
J7
T3s
Q5
86
K3
95s
K2
83s
65% - 70%
of
Hands
J3
92s
K2
Q6
Q7
T2s
73s
32s
72s
K4
76s
52s
82s
65
K3
87
96
62s
K2
64
J2
T6
Q5
96
K2
85s
Q4
96
Q5
96
J6
65
T5
83s
T6
94s
42s
70% - 75%
of
Hands
75s
65
Q4
54
96
86
82s
72s
75
53
T4
Q3
75
T6
Q6
93s
62s
J6
Q4
85
92s
75
54
J6
Q5
T3
J5
Q3
Q3
T6
84s
32s
65s
75% - 80%
of
Hands
95
Q2
J5
64
43
76
72s
Q2
85
Q4
T2
54
85
Q2
Q3
74s
85
64
J5
74
85
J4
J4
53
Q2
64s
64
83s
54s
82s
80% - 85%
of
Hands
94
95
95
J4
J6
75
J3
J3
95
63
93
T5
53
74
J5
73s
T4
T5
J3
52
63s
J2
74
43
95
53s
74
J2
T5
J4
65
92
85% - 90%
of
Hands
84
53
T4
J2
42
72s
T3
43
T4
J3
74
84
T3
63
J2
43s
43
84
84
84
52s
T2
63
T3
T5
64
62s
54
90% - 95%
of
Hands
83
94
T2
52
32
42s
63
94
T2
T4
82
93
52
42
73
73
73
93
94
T3
53
52
73
73
T2
63
92
42
93
62
32s
95% - 100%
of
Hands
43
42
92
32
94
72
83
32
92
93
52
82
83
62
92
62
62
62
83
83
42
32
82
82
82
32
72
72
72
72

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