Starting Hand Table

[Cardman]

[BKAZ]

Hey Cardman,

For low limit i.e. below 5/10 I would stick to the recommendation piers makes in his "How to beat on line Hole Em" above. It is not a table but if you print it out and just highlight the hands he identifies you can't go wrong. It is a pretty tight starting hand guideline that will work well for a "Back to Basics" situation.

If you want an actual table they are all over the net. I like the starting hand suggestion from SSHE. The tables in this book are a bit looser than Piers sticky but if you play fair post flop you will do ok with it in most on line games 5/10 and below.

BK

[Tiburon]

Personally, this is my favorite. Easy to read, easy to understand.



Good luck and enjoy!

[MTPaid]

[redhouse]

You can also try Abdul's - its a sticky on this forum.

[Cardman]

[Cardman]

[Cardman]

Hi Tib~ (or anyone else)

I had a couple of follow up questions....

1) I see there is a tight chart and a loose one. Is the loose one for looser tables and vice versa? or for the player's style? Ony reason I ask is I thought you were supposed to tighten up at a loose table and vice versa. I just don't want to screw myself.

2) CALL 3 - i am only to call with 3 others in the pot. Do include the blinds?

Thanks!

[Tiburon]

1) These charts are for "tight" or "loose" games, tight being games with <=3 to a flop, loose being >=4 to a flop.

Loosening up at a tight table only makes you more likely to be a big dog pre-flop.

2) With CALL 3, you need to have 3 limpers in the pot, exclusive of the blinds. You need more money in the pot to call with these marginal holdings.

[Rude Dog]

[Tiburon]

If you look at the bottom of the chart, it was actually adapted from SSHE by a couple guys from 2+2, then printed as a PDF file.

I had nothing to do with the chart, all I did was make it available. I may actually be modifying it a bit for the future...

But regardless, you're welcome.