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Texas Hold’em -- Top hands for 10-player game

Last Update: Apr 09, 2005

The following table ranks the top hands in a 10-player game. This table assumes that all players stay in until the end.

Explanation of column headings.

Cards: Initial two-card hand.
Probability of win: Probability that this hand will win, or tie for the win.
Average win: This is how much the player will win on average, including his own bets, if the player does win. This is less than 10 because sometimes the player will have to split the pot.
Expected value: This is how many units the player can expected to win (positive) or lose (negative) with this hand. For example if the player had a pair of aces and contibuted $1 to the pot then the player could expect to have a net win of $2.11.
Probability: Probability of getting this hand to begin with.
Additive probability: Probability of getting this hand or any stronger hand to begin with.

Initial Hold'em Hands in Rank Order for 10-Player Game
Cards	Probability of Win	Average Win	Expected Value	Probability	Additive Probability
Pair of A's	31.36%	9.91	2.1071	0.45%	0.45%
Pair of K's	26.43%	9.87	1.6079	0.45%	0.9%
Pair of Q's	22.66%	9.81	1.2224	0.45%	1.36%
A/K suited	21.73%	9.52	1.0688	0.3%	1.66%
Pair of J's	19.84%	9.74	0.9318	0.45%	2.11%
A/Q suited	20.44%	9.41	0.9239	0.3%	2.41%
K/Q suited	19.8%	9.41	0.8639	0.3%	2.71%
A/J suited	19.51%	9.31	0.8159	0.3%	3.02%
K/J suited	18.94%	9.31	0.7636	0.3%	3.32%
A/T suited	18.87%	9.2	0.7353	0.3%	3.62%
Q/J suited	18.55%	9.28	0.7217	0.3%	3.92%
A/K unsuited	18.29%	9.41	0.7209	0.9%	4.83%
Pair of T's	17.76%	9.65	0.7145	0.45%	5.28%
K/T suited	18.34%	9.21	0.689	0.3%	5.58%
Q/T suited	18.04%	9.19	0.6577	0.3%	5.88%
J/T suited	18.07%	9.16	0.6552	0.3%	6.18%
Pair of 9's	16.05%	9.69	0.5559	0.45%	6.64%
A/Q unsuited	16.78%	9.26	0.5539	0.9%	7.54%
A/9 suited	16.87%	9.12	0.5377	0.3%	7.84%
K/Q unsuited	16.3%	9.26	0.5098	0.9%	8.75%
K/9 suited	16.22%	9.16	0.4854	0.3%	9.05%
T/9 suited	16.33%	9.09	0.485	0.3%	9.35%
A/8 suited	16.34%	9.03	0.4756	0.3%	9.65%
J/9 suited	15.96%	9.12	0.4561	0.3%	9.95%
Q/9 suited	15.89%	9.14	0.4527	0.3%	10.26%
Pair of 8's	14.96%	9.67	0.4471	0.45%	10.71%
A/5 suited	16.23%	8.9	0.4447	0.3%	11.01%
A/J unsuited	15.7%	9.1	0.4291	0.9%	11.92%
A/7 suited	15.93%	8.96	0.4272	0.3%	12.22%
A/4 suited	15.88%	8.94	0.4205	0.3%	12.52%
A/3 suited	15.51%	9	0.3957	0.3%	12.82%
K/J unsuited	15.3%	9.11	0.3944	0.9%	13.73%
A/6 suited	15.62%	8.91	0.3916	0.3%	14.03%
Q/J unsuited	15.07%	9.08	0.3687	0.9%	14.93%
Pair of 7's	14.14%	9.65	0.3647	0.45%	15.38%
A/2 suited	15.02%	9.04	0.3579	0.3%	15.69%
K/8 suited	15.03%	9.03	0.3568	0.3%	15.99%
T/8 suited	15.05%	9	0.3556	0.3%	16.29%
9/8 suited	14.69%	9.11	0.3388	0.3%	16.59%
A/T unsuited	14.93%	8.94	0.3353	0.9%	17.5%
J/8 suited	14.66%	9.03	0.3231	0.3%	17.8%
Q/8 suited	14.61%	9.04	0.3204	0.3%	18.1%
K/7 suited	14.64%	8.96	0.312	0.3%	18.4%
K/T unsuited	14.6%	8.96	0.3086	0.9%	19.31%
J/T unsuited	14.64%	8.92	0.3066	0.9%	20.21%
Pair of 6's	13.51%	9.64	0.3017	0.45%	20.66%
Q/T unsuited	14.45%	8.94	0.2918	0.9%	21.57%
K/6 suited	14.35%	8.91	0.2787	0.3%	21.87%
8/7 suited	14.03%	9.08	0.2736	0.3%	22.17%
K/5 suited	14.09%	8.87	0.2494	0.3%	22.47%
9/7 suited	13.81%	9.04	0.2488	0.3%	22.78%
Pair of 5's	12.88%	9.61	0.2379	0.45%	23.23%
T/7 suited	13.82%	8.91	0.2315	0.3%	23.53%
K/4 suited	13.78%	8.92	0.2294	0.3%	23.83%
7/6 suited	13.54%	9.06	0.2262	0.3%	24.13%
Pair of 4's	12.56%	9.68	0.2155	0.45%	24.59%
K/3 suited	13.49%	8.99	0.212	0.3%	24.89%
Q/7 suited	13.57%	8.91	0.2091	0.3%	25.19%
J/7 suited	13.49%	8.92	0.2026	0.3%	25.49%
Pair of 3's	12.31%	9.75	0.2002	0.45%	25.94%
K/2 suited	13.21%	9.05	0.1955	0.3%	26.24%
Pair of 2's	12.15%	9.82	0.1933	0.45%	26.7%
8/6 suited	13.2%	9.01	0.1901	0.3%	27%
6/5 suited	13.14%	9.04	0.1887	0.3%	27.3%
Q/6 suited	13.28%	8.85	0.1754	0.3%	27.6%
5/4 suited	12.88%	9.04	0.165	0.3%	27.9%
Q/5 suited	13.05%	8.82	0.1509	0.3%	28.21%
7/5 suited	12.73%	8.99	0.1449	0.3%	28.51%
9/6 suited	12.74%	8.95	0.1409	0.3%	28.81%
T/9 unsuited	12.87%	8.8	0.1327	0.9%	29.71%
Q/4 suited	12.73%	8.88	0.1301	0.3%	30.02%
T/6 suited	12.72%	8.79	0.1189	0.3%	30.32%
A/9 unsuited	12.74%	8.77	0.118	0.9%	31.22%
Q/3 suited	12.44%	8.95	0.1131	0.3%	31.52%
6/4 suited	12.22%	9.06	0.1077	0.3%	31.83%
J/6 suited	12.56%	8.78	0.1026	0.3%	32.13%
Q/2 suited	12.17%	9.02	0.0978	0.3%	32.43%
J/9 unsuited	12.36%	8.81	0.0891	0.9%	33.33%
8/5 suited	12.16%	8.93	0.0856	0.3%	33.63%
5/3 suited	11.97%	9.06	0.0849	0.3%	33.94%
K/9 unsuited	12.27%	8.83	0.0836	0.9%	34.84%
J/5 suited	12.32%	8.74	0.0763	0.3%	35.14%
Q/9 unsuited	12.11%	8.82	0.0679	0.9%	36.05%
J/4 suited	12.01%	8.8	0.057	0.3%	36.35%
A/8 unsuited	12.16%	8.63	0.0494	0.9%	37.25%
7/4 suited	11.59%	8.99	0.0421	0.3%	37.56%
J/3 suited	11.74%	8.88	0.042	0.3%	37.86%
4/3 suited	11.36%	9.13	0.0369	0.3%	38.16%
9/5 suited	11.7%	8.85	0.0351	0.3%	38.46%
J/2 suited	11.47%	8.95	0.0266	0.3%	38.76%
T/5 suited	11.84%	8.65	0.0243	0.3%	39.06%
A/5 unsuited	12%	8.45	0.0133	0.9%	39.97%
6/3 suited	11.09%	9.07	0.0056	0.3%	40.27%
T/4 suited	11.53%	8.71	0.0042	0.3%	40.57%
A/7 unsuited	11.71%	8.51	-0.0033	0.9%	41.48%
T/8 unsuited	11.48%	8.63	-0.0087	0.9%	42.38%
T/3 suited	11.24%	8.78	-0.0125	0.3%	42.68%
A/4 unsuited	11.63%	8.49	-0.0126	0.9%	43.59%
9/8 unsuited	11.2%	8.79	-0.0158	0.9%	44.49%
8/4 suited	11.04%	8.9	-0.0168	0.3%	44.8%
5/2 suited	10.83%	9.07	-0.0176	0.3%	45.1%
T/2 suited	10.98%	8.86	-0.0274	0.3%	45.4%
A/3 unsuited	11.22%	8.55	-0.0402	0.9%	46.3%
4/2 suited	10.47%	9.16	-0.041	0.3%	46.61%
A/6 unsuited	11.35%	8.43	-0.044	0.9%	47.51%
9/4 suited	10.73%	8.8	-0.0567	0.3%	47.81%
J/8 unsuited	10.94%	8.63	-0.0567	0.9%	48.72%
K/8 unsuited	10.97%	8.6	-0.0569	0.9%	49.62%
7/3 suited	10.46%	8.98	-0.0603	0.3%	49.92%
9/3 suited	10.42%	8.87	-0.0756	0.3%	50.23%
8/7 unsuited	10.57%	8.72	-0.0777	0.9%	51.13%
Q/8 unsuited	10.7%	8.62	-0.0779	0.9%	52.04%
A/2 unsuited	10.7%	8.6	-0.0797	0.9%	52.94%
3/2 suited	9.9%	9.24	-0.0848	0.3%	53.24%
9/2 suited	10.15%	8.95	-0.0911	0.3%	53.54%
6/2 suited	9.96%	9.06	-0.0976	0.3%	53.85%
K/7 unsuited	10.54%	8.48	-0.1062	0.9%	54.75%
8/3 suited	10.07%	8.86	-0.1076	0.3%	55.05%
9/7 unsuited	10.24%	8.65	-0.1147	0.9%	55.96%
7/6 unsuited	10.1%	8.68	-0.1234	0.9%	56.86%
8/2 suited	9.78%	8.94	-0.1254	0.3%	57.16%
T/7 unsuited	10.17%	8.43	-0.1424	0.9%	58.07%
K/6 unsuited	10.19%	8.38	-0.1456	0.9%	58.97%
7/2 suited	9.53%	8.93	-0.1484	0.3%	59.28%
6/5 unsuited	9.73%	8.65	-0.1577	0.9%	60.18%
8/6 unsuited	9.67%	8.59	-0.1693	0.9%	61.09%
K/5 unsuited	9.93%	8.31	-0.1749	0.9%	61.99%
5/4 unsuited	9.49%	8.64	-0.1795	0.9%	62.9%
J/7 unsuited	9.66%	8.4	-0.1879	0.9%	63.8%
K/4 unsuited	9.58%	8.37	-0.1984	0.9%	64.71%
Q/7 unsuited	9.57%	8.36	-0.1997	0.9%	65.61%
7/5 unsuited	9.26%	8.55	-0.2086	0.9%	66.52%
K/3 unsuited	9.26%	8.45	-0.217	0.9%	67.42%
9/6 unsuited	9.09%	8.46	-0.2308	0.9%	68.33%
K/2 unsuited	8.97%	8.54	-0.2343	0.9%	69.23%
Q/6 unsuited	9.25%	8.26	-0.236	0.9%	70.14%
6/4 unsuited	8.75%	8.63	-0.2446	0.9%	71.04%
Q/5 unsuited	9%	8.19	-0.2631	0.9%	71.95%
T/6 unsuited	8.98%	8.19	-0.2645	0.9%	72.85%
5/3 unsuited	8.52%	8.62	-0.2651	0.9%	73.76%
8/5 unsuited	8.6%	8.4	-0.2784	0.9%	74.66%
Q/4 unsuited	8.67%	8.26	-0.2844	0.9%	75.57%
J/6 unsuited	8.65%	8.13	-0.2973	0.9%	76.47%
Q/3 unsuited	8.35%	8.35	-0.3028	0.9%	77.38%
4/3 unsuited	7.9%	8.69	-0.3133	0.9%	78.28%
7/4 unsuited	8.05%	8.47	-0.3177	0.9%	79.19%
Q/2 unsuited	8.06%	8.45	-0.3191	0.9%	80.09%
J/5 unsuited	8.41%	8.04	-0.3241	0.9%	81%
9/5 unsuited	7.99%	8.21	-0.3435	0.9%	81.9%
J/4 unsuited	8.07%	8.11	-0.3453	0.9%	82.81%
6/3 unsuited	7.56%	8.57	-0.352	0.9%	83.71%
J/3 unsuited	7.75%	8.2	-0.3638	0.9%	84.62%
T/5 unsuited	8.06%	7.89	-0.3641	0.9%	85.52%
5/2 unsuited	7.34%	8.56	-0.3714	0.9%	86.43%
J/2 unsuited	7.48%	8.31	-0.3791	0.9%	87.33%
T/4 unsuited	7.71%	7.95	-0.3877	0.9%	88.24%
8/4 unsuited	7.38%	8.27	-0.3898	0.9%	89.14%
4/2 unsuited	6.96%	8.68	-0.3963	0.9%	90.05%
T/3 unsuited	7.4%	8.04	-0.4054	0.9%	90.95%
T/2 unsuited	7.11%	8.14	-0.4211	0.9%	91.86%
7/3 unsuited	6.85%	8.36	-0.4273	0.9%	92.76%
9/4 unsuited	6.96%	8.03	-0.4408	0.9%	93.67%
3/2 unsuited	6.35%	8.77	-0.4427	0.9%	94.57%
6/2 unsuited	6.38%	8.46	-0.4601	0.9%	95.48%
9/3 unsuited	6.63%	8.12	-0.4615	0.9%	96.38%
9/2 unsuited	6.35%	8.23	-0.4772	0.9%	97.29%
8/3 unsuited	6.36%	8.09	-0.4852	0.9%	98.19%
8/2 unsuited	6.06%	8.19	-0.5039	0.9%	99.1%
7/2 unsuited	5.86%	8.17	-0.5211	0.9%	100%
Total	11.33%	8.82	0	100%

Methodology

This table is the result of a random simulation of 20,583,763,200 games and assumes all players stay in until the end of the hand.

The following table shows my power rating for each initial 2-card hand in a 10-player game. The numbers are on a 0 to 40 scale. Basically, you should only play hands that are dark green, blue, or purple. Of course you should be more be more liberal in late position and picky in early position. If forced I would say you should need 10 points in late position and 19 points in early position to call the big blind. If your table is loose, as if often the case online, you can play a bit looser yourself.

Use the top table if you have a pair, the middle table if your cards are suited, and the bottom table if your cards are unsuited. Except for a pair,look up your high card along the left and your low card along the top.

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