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Below you will find two
different Texas Holdem Hand Groupings. The hands
are listed in groups from strongest to weakest.
Also within each grouping, the stronger hands are
listed first so in Sklansky Group3, 99 is supposedly
stronger then AQ.
The first table here is
taken from a book called, "Holdem Poker For Advanced
Players" by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth two of
the foremost writers on poker theory. These
groupings are widely held to be true.
Sklansky Holdem Hand
Groupings:
- Group 1: AA, KK, QQ,
JJ, AKs
- Group2: TT, AQs, AJs,
KQs, AK
- Group3: 99, JTs, QJs,
KJs, ATs, AQ
- Group4: T9s, KQ, 88,
QTs, 98s, J9s, AJ, KTs
- Group5: 77, 87s, Q9s,
T8s, KJ, QJ, JT, 76s, 97s, Axs, 65s
- Group6: 66, AT, 55,
86s, KT, QT, 54s, K9s, J8s, 75s
- Group7: 44, J9, 64s,
T9, 53s, 33, 98, 43s, 22, Kxs, T7s, Q8s
- Group8: 87, A9, Q9,
76, 42s, 32s, 96s, 85s, J8, J7s, 65, 54, 74s, K9,
T8, 43
The second table here
has been floating around and it was part of someones
research project their senior year. They did a
number of tests that proved that the Sklansky table
was good, but needed improvement.
Modified Holdem Hand
Groupings:
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Group 1: AA KKQQ JJ AKs
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Group 2: TT AQs AJs KQs AK
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Group 3: 99 KTs QJs KJs ATs AQ
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Group 4: A8s KQ 88 QTs A9s AT AJ JTs
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Group 5: 77 Q9s KJ QJ JT A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s
J9s T9s K9s KT QT
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Group 6: 66 J8s 98s T8s 55 J9 43s 75s T9 33 98 64s
22 K8s K7s K6s K5s K4s K3s K2s Q8s 44 87s 97s
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Group 7: 87 53s A9 Q9 76s 42s 32s 96s 85s J8 J7s
65 54 74s K9 T8 76 65s 54s 86s
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