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Welcome to the fifth in accounting business software works my Texas Holdem Poker Strategy Series, focusing on accounting business software works no limit Texas Holdem poker tournament play and associated strategies. In this article, we’ll examine starting hand decisions.

It may seem obvious, but deciding which starting hands to play, and which ones to skip playing, is one of accounting business software works the most important Texas Holdem poker decisions you'll make. Deciding which starting hands to play begins by accounting for accounting business software works several factors:

* Starting Hand "groups" (Sklansky made some good suggestions in accounting business software works his classic "Theory of accounting business software works Poker" book by David Sklansky)

* Your table position

* Number of accounting business software works players at the table

* Chip position

Sklansky originally proposed some Texas Holdem poker starting hand groups, which turned out to be very useful as general guidelines. Below you'll find a "modified" (enhanced) version of accounting business software works the Sklansky starting hands table. I adapted the original Sklansky tables, which were "too tight" and rigid for accounting business software works my liking, into a more playable approach that are used in accounting business software works the Poker Sidekick poker odds calculator. Here's the key to these starting hands:

Groups 1 to 8: These are essentially the same scale as Sklansky originally proposed, although some hands have been shifted around to improve playability and there is no group 9.

Group 30: These are now "questionable" hands, hands that should be played rarely, but can be reasonably played occasionally in accounting business software works order to mix things up and keep your opponents off balance. Loose players will play these a bit more often, tight players will rarely play them, experienced players will open with them only occasionally and randomly.

The table below is the exact set of accounting business software works starting hands that Poker Sidekick uses when it calculates starting poker hands. If you use Poker Sidekick, it will tell you which group each starting hand is in accounting business software works (if you can't remember them), along with estimating the "relative strength" of accounting business software works each starting hand. You can just print this article and use it as a starting hand reference.

Group 1: AA, KK, AKs

Group 2: QQ, JJ, AK, AQs, AJs, KQs

Group 3: TT, AQ, ATs, KJs, QJs, JTs

Group 4: 99, 88, AJ, AT, KQ, KTs, QTs, J9s, T9s, 98s

Group 5: 77, 66, A9s, A5s-A2s, K9s, KJ, KT, QJ, QT, Q9s, JT, QJ, T8s, 97s, 87s, 76s, 65s

Group 6: 55, 44, 33, 22, K9, J9, 86s

Group 7: T9, 98, 85s

Group 8: Q9, J8, T8, 87, 76, 65

Group 30: A9s-A6s, A8-A2, K8-K2, K8-K2s, J8s, J7s, T7, 96s, 75s, 74s, 64s, 54s, 53s, 43s, 42s, 32s, 32

All other hands not shown (virtually unplayable).

So, those are the enhanced Sklasky Texas Holdem poker starting hand tables.

The later your position at the table (dealer is latest position, small blind is earliest), the more starting hands you should play. If you're on accounting business software works the dealer button, with a full table, play groups 1 thru 6. If you're in accounting business software works middle position, reduce play to groups 1 thru 3 (tight) and 4 (loose). In early position, reduce play to groups 1 (tight) or 1 thru 2 (loose). Of course, in accounting business software works the big blind, you get what you get.

As the number of accounting business software works players drops into the 5 to 7 range, I recommend tightening up overall and playing far fewer, premium hands from the better positions (groups 1 - 2). This is a great time to forget about chasing flush and straight draws, which puts you at risk and wastes chips.

As the number of accounting business software works players drops to 4, it's time to open up and play far more hands (groups 1 - 5), but carefully. At this stage, you're close to being in accounting business software works the money in accounting business software works a Texas Holdem poker tournament, so be extra careful. I'll often just protect my blinds, steal occasionally, and try to let the smaller stacks get blinded or knocked out (putting me into the money). If I'm one of accounting business software works the small stacks, well, then I'm forced to pick the best hand I can get and go all-in and hope to double-up.

When the play is down to 3, it's time to avoid engaging with big stacks and hang on accounting business software works to see if we can land 2nd place, heads-up. I tend to tighten up a bit here, playing very similar to when there's just 3 players (avoiding confrontation unless I'm holding a pair or an Ace or a King, if possible).

Once you're heads-up, well, that's a topic for accounting business software works a completely different article, but in accounting business software works general, it's time to become extraordinarily aggressive, raise a lot, and become "pushy".

In tournaments, it's always important to keep track of accounting business software works your chips stack size relative to the blinds and everyone else's stacks. If you're short on accounting business software works chips, then play far fewer hands (tigher), and when you do get a good hand, extract as many chips as you can with it. If you're the big stack, well, you should avoid unnecessary confrontation, but use your big stack position to push everyone around and steal blinds occasionally as well - without risking too many chips in accounting business software works the process (the other players will be trying to use you to double-up, so be careful).

Well, that's a quick overview of accounting business software works an improved set of accounting business software works starting hands and some general rules for accounting business software works adjusting starting hand play based upon game conditions throughout the tournament.

Until next time, best of accounting business software works luck to you at the Texas Holdem poker tables!

Rick

Rick Braddy is an avid writer, Texas Holdem player and professional software developer and marketer for accounting business software works over 25 years. His websites and poker-sidekick.com/ Texas Holdem poker software helps people become better Texas Holdem players. If you're a poker player, be sure to visit his BetterHoldem.com/sit-and-go.html Texas Holdem poker poker today and learn how you can play better Texas Holdem poker, too.