Understanding Texas Hold'Em Hands
In the Texas Hold em there are 1326 possible combinations that can be played and most of the combinations have similar value, so they are not considered different for the purpose of the game. They can have a different value at flop but till then their value will remain the same. For example an A and a J of hearts have the same value as does an A and a J of spades. The non-equal starting hands in poker Hold'em are 196. These non-equal hands can have different shapes according to different areas that the poker is played in. most commonly they will fall under one of these categories are i) Paris, ii) Suited hands and iii) Off suit hands.
These three shapes are the most common ones and all the non equal hands are within these shapes. Each such hand will belong to any of these shapes. Now we will look at these hands in more detail as they need to be understood completely before proceeding to the low limit hold'em hands.
1. Paris: Paris is also commonly known as Pocket Paris. This shape contains the pairs which have the same rank cards. Both the cards will be of the same rank to be called the Paris.
2. Suited Hands: The suited hands are the ones which contain the different cards but they belong to the same suit. For example a hand having 6 and 4 of the hearts will fall in this category.
3. Off suit hands: the third and the final shape of the unequal hands is off suit hands. Off suit hands contain cards of different rank from different suit. The examples could be many. A 5 of hearts and a 9 of spades will make an off suit hand.
When you are a beginner and you are playing low limit poker, then you will have to deal with different categories of the hands. The most used and known categories are:
Big Paris: Big Paris means a top or over pair. This position is checked after the flop. If the pair that you hold is bigger than the flop, then you have a big Paris in your hands. Big Paris is a great hand and it enables you to win the game easily. When you have a big Paris, all you need to do is to force others to make it as costly as possible. This will help you to get high stakes in the game.
Draws: Draws are not the hands which are over pair. They actually need the cards to improve the position.
Milking hand: A milking hand will have a combination which contains nuts or two pair. Even the hand which is better than the two pair will be called the milking hands. It is rare and even the big Paris has more probability.
In the Texas Hold em there are 1326 possible combinations that can be played and most of the combinations have similar value, so they are not considered different for the purpose of the game. They can have a different value at flop but till then their value will remain the same. For example an A and a J of hearts have the same value as does an A and a J of spades. The non-equal starting hands in poker Hold'em are 196. These non-equal hands can have different shapes according to different areas that the poker is played in. most commonly they will fall under one of these categories are i) Paris, ii) Suited hands and iii) Off suit hands.
These three shapes are the most common ones and all the non equal hands are within these shapes. Each such hand will belong to any of these shapes. Now we will look at these hands in more detail as they need to be understood completely before proceeding to the low limit hold'em hands.
1. Paris: Paris is also commonly known as Pocket Paris. This shape contains the pairs which have the same rank cards. Both the cards will be of the same rank to be called the Paris.
2. Suited Hands: The suited hands are the ones which contain the different cards but they belong to the same suit. For example a hand having 6 and 4 of the hearts will fall in this category.
3. Off suit hands: the third and the final shape of the unequal hands is off suit hands. Off suit hands contain cards of different rank from different suit. The examples could be many. A 5 of hearts and a 9 of spades will make an off suit hand.
When you are a beginner and you are playing low limit poker, then you will have to deal with different categories of the hands. The most used and known categories are:
Big Paris: Big Paris means a top or over pair. This position is checked after the flop. If the pair that you hold is bigger than the flop, then you have a big Paris in your hands. Big Paris is a great hand and it enables you to win the game easily. When you have a big Paris, all you need to do is to force others to make it as costly as possible. This will help you to get high stakes in the game.
Draws: Draws are not the hands which are over pair. They actually need the cards to improve the position.
Milking hand: A milking hand will have a combination which contains nuts or two pair. Even the hand which is better than the two pair will be called the milking hands. It is rare and even the big Paris has more probability.
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