Introduction
The starting hands listed here are taken originally from Matthew Hilger's book, Internet Texas Hold'em. They are suitable for all levels of play for the most part at full tables (9-10 players). They will earn you a tight reputation at your table as you will be playing between 10-15% of the hands you are dealt. As long as you play these aggressively and properly postflop you will more than likely maintain a good Tight-Aggressive table image as well as a steady income (over a long period of time, however).
| Early Position | Unraised Pot | Raised Pot |
| AA KK QQ | Raise | Reraise |
| JJ | Call | Call |
| TT 99 | Call | Fold |
| 88 77 | Call 1 | Fold |
| AKs AK | Raise | Reraise |
| AQs AQ AJs | Raise | Call |
| AJ ATs A9s | Call | Fold |
| A8s A7s | Call 1 | Fold |
| KQs | Call | Fold |
| KJs | Call 1 | Fold |
| QJs | Call 1 | Fold |
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| Middle Position | Unraised Pot | Raised Pot |
| AA KK QQ | Raise | Reraise |
| JJ | Raise First in, Call 1 | Call |
| TT | Raise First in, Call 1 | Fold |
| 99 | Call | Fold |
| 88 77 | Call 1 | Fold |
| 66 55 | Call 2 | Fold |
| 44 33 22 | Call 3 | Fold |
| AKs AK | Raise | Reraise |
| AQs AQ AJs | Raise | Call |
| AJ ATs AT | Raise First in, Call 1 | Fold |
| A9s A8s A7s | Call | Fold |
| Axs | Call 1 | Fold |
| KQs KQ KJs | Call | Fold |
| KTs | Call 1 | Fold |
| QJs QTs | Call 1 | Fold |
| JTs | Call 2 | Fold |
| J9s | Call 3 | Fold |
| T9s | Call 3 | Fold |
| 98s | Call 3 | Fold |
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| Late Position | Unraised Pot | Raised Pot |
| AA KK QQ | Raise | Reraise (RR) |
| JJ TT | Raise 1, Call 2 | RR 1 Option, Call All |
| 99 | Raise First In, Call 1 | RR or Fold against 1 player, Call 3 |
| 88 77 | Raise First In, Call 1 | Call 3 |
| 66 55 | Call 2 | Call 4 |
| 44 33 22 | Call 3 | Call 4 |
| AKs AK | Raise | Reraise |
| AQs AQ AJs | Raise | Raise RR 1 option, Call All |
| AJ ATs | Raise 1, Call 2 | Fold |
| AT Axs | Raise First In, Call 1 | Fold |
| A9 | Raise First In: otherwise Fold | Fold |
| KQs | Raise 1, Call 2 | Call |
| KQ KJs KJ KTs | Raise First In, Call 1 | Fold |
| KT K9s | Call 2 | Fold |
| K8s K7s | Call 3 Fold |
| Kxs | Call 4 | Fold |
| QJs | Raise First In, Call 1 | Call 4 |
| QJ QTs | Raise First In, Call 1 | Fold |
| QT Q9s | Call 2 | Fold |
| Q8s | Call 4 | Fold |
| JTs | Raise First In, Call 1 | Call 4 |
| JT | Call 3 | Fold |
| J9s | Call 2 | Fold |
| J8s | Call 4 | Fold |
| T9s | Call 2 | Call 5 |
| T8s | Call 3 | Fold |
| 98s | Call 3 | Call 5 |
| 87s | Call 4 | Fold |
| 76s | Call 4 | Fold |
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| BLINDS | SB Unraised Pot | SB Raised Pot | BB Raised Pot* |
| AA KK QQ | Raise | Reraise (RR) | Reraise (raise limpers) |
| JJ | Raise 1, Call 2 | RR 1, Call 2 | Call (raise 1 limper) |
| TT 99 | Raise 1, Call 2 | RR 1, Call 2 | Call |
| 88 77 | Call | RR Lone Late, Call 3 | Call 2, or 1 Middle or Late |
| 66 55 | Call | Call 3 | Call 2, or 1 Late |
| 44 33 22 | Call | Call 3 | Call 2 |
| AKs | Raise | Reraise (RR) | Reraise (raise limpers) |
| AK | Raise | Reraise or Call | Reraise or Call (raise limpers) |
| AQs AQ | Raise 1 or 2, Call 3 | RR 1 or 2, Call 3 | Call (raise 1 or 2 limpers) |
| AJs ATs | Raise 1, Call 2 | RR Lone Late, Call 1 | Call |
| AJ AT | Raise 1, Call 2 | RR Lone Late, Fold | Call |
| A9s | Call | RR Lone Late, Fold | Call |
| A9 A8 | Call | Fold | Call 1 Late, Fold |
| Axs Ax | Call | Fold | Axs Call, Ax Fold |
| KQs | Call | Call 2, or 1 Late | Call |
| KQ | Call | Fold | Call |
| KJs | Call | Call 4, or 1 Late | Call |
| KJ | Call | Fold | Call 2, or 1 Late |
| KTs | Call | Fold | Call |
| KT | Call | Fold | Call 2, or 1 Late |
| K9s | Call | Fold | Call |
| Kxs | Call | Fold | Call 3 |
| QJs | Call | Call 4 * | Call |
| QJ QTs QT | Call | Fold | Call |
| Q8s Q8s | Call | Fold | Call 2, or 1 Late |
| Qxs | Call 3 | Fold | Call 3 |
| JTs | Call | Call 4 | Call |
| JT J9s | Call | Fold | Call 2 |
| J8s | Call | Fold | Call 3 |
| J7s | Call 3 | Fold | Call 5 |
| T9s | Call | Call 5 | Call 2 |
| T9 T8s | Call | Fold | Call 3 |
| T7s | Call 3 | Fold | Call 4 |
| 98s | Call | Call 5 | Call 2 |
| 98 97s | Call 2 | Fold | Call 3 |
| 96s | Call 4 | Fold | Call 5 |
| 87s | Call | Fold | Call 3 |
| 87 86s | Call 3 | Fold | Call 4 |
| 85s | Call 4 | Fold | Fold |
| 76s | Call | Fold | Call 3 |
| 76 75s | Call 3 | Fold | Call 4 |
| 65s | Call 2 | Fold | Call 3 |
| 65 64s | Call 3 | Fold | Fold |
| 54s | Call 2 | Fold | Call 4 |
| 54 53s 43s 32s | Call 4 | Fold | Fold |
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In the Big Blind, cap with AA, KK, and sometimes QQ. Only call reraise with JJ, AKs, AK, AQs, AQ, and AJs.
Raise limpers where indicated.