Poker
Poker hands chart preflop
A poker hands chart preflop is a 13×13 grid that maps the 169 non-equivalent two-card starting hands in Texas hold'em and suggests whether to fold, limp or raise based on table position.
- Matrix size
- 13 × 13
- Starting hand types
- 169 non-equivalent
- Possible combos
- 1,326 from a 52-card deck
Key points
- The chart groups suited hands on one diagonal and unsuited hands on the other.1
- Players use it before the flop to choose an action based on hand strength and position.1
- In a raise-first-in setting, the available actions are Limp, Raise or Fold.1
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- Poker hands — the made five-card hands used to determine a winner, not the preflop starting-hand guide
- Poker hand rankings preflop — the hierarchy of made poker hands, not the chart for preflop starting hands
Related terms
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Preflop poker chart
Essentially the same term as poker hands chart preflop.
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Poker hands
The five-card combinations used to determine a winner.
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Poker starting hands chart
Another name for a preflop starting-hand chart.
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Poker hand odds chart
Shows the probability of making certain hands, not starting-hand recommendations.
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Poker hand rankings preflop
Ranks made hands, not the starting-hand chart.
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Poker odds chart preflop
Shows preflop equity of hands, not a decision chart.
Sources
- Are ChatGPT and GPT-4 Good Poker Players? - A Pre-Flop ... arxiv.org Defines the 13×13 matrix and the 169 hand types, and describes the RFI setting.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.