Poker Hands Chart — All 169 Starting Hands

Every Texas Hold'em starting hand boils down to one of 169 unique combinations — 13 pocket pairs, 78 suited hands, and 78 offsuit hands. This chart lays them out in a 13×13 grid colour-coded by playability. Pocket pairs run down the diagonal; suited hands sit above the diagonal; offsuit hands sit below.

AKQJT98765432
A AA AKs AQs AJs ATs A9s A8s A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s
K AKo KK KQs KJs KTs K9s K8s K7s K6s K5s K4s K3s K2s
Q AQo KQo QQ QJs QTs Q9s Q8s Q7s Q6s Q5s Q4s Q3s Q2s
J AJo KJo QJo JJ JTs J9s J8s J7s J6s J5s J4s J3s J2s
T ATo KTo QTo JTo TT T9s T8s T7s T6s T5s T4s T3s T2s
9 A9o K9o Q9o J9o T9o 99 98s 97s 96s 95s 94s 93s 92s
8 A8o K8o Q8o J8o T8o 98o 88 87s 86s 85s 84s 83s 82s
7 A7o K7o Q7o J7o T7o 97o 87o 77 76s 75s 74s 73s 72s
6 A6o K6o Q6o J6o T6o 96o 86o 76o 66 65s 64s 63s 62s
5 A5o K5o Q5o J5o T5o 95o 85o 75o 65o 55 54s 53s 52s
4 A4o K4o Q4o J4o T4o 94o 84o 74o 64o 54o 44 43s 42s
3 A3o K3o Q3o J3o T3o 93o 83o 73o 63o 53o 43o 33 32s
2 A2o K2o Q2o J2o T2o 92o 82o 72o 62o 52o 42o 32o 22
Premium — always playable, raise/3-bet from any position
Strong — open from any position, often raise
Playable — open from middle and late position
Speculative — late position only, big implied odds
Marginal — situational, mostly fold
Trash — fold in nearly all situations

How to read this chart

Diagonal (top-left to bottom-right): pocket pairs. AA in the top-left, then KK, QQ, down to 22 in the bottom-right. Premium pairs sit at the top, marginal ones at the bottom.

Above the diagonal: suited hands. Same suit for both hole cards. Labelled with a trailing "s" — e.g. A♠K♠ → AKs. Suited hands are stronger than their offsuit counterparts because they retain flush potential.

Below the diagonal: offsuit hands. Different suits for the two hole cards. Labelled with "o" — e.g. AKo. Offsuit hands lose the flush draw and are weaker than the same hand suited.

Tier classification is a consensus mapping — solver outputs and modern coaching agree on the broad strokes, though specific borderline hands (small suited Aces, KTo, JTo) can shift a tier depending on game format and position. Read the colour as a rule of thumb, not a hard prescription.

What to do next

If you are still learning ranges, read the Poker Starting Hands guide and the Pre-Flop Strategy guide. For specific high-traffic hands, see Pocket Aces, AKs, Pocket Jacks and Suited Connectors. Play a few hundred hands of Texas Hold'em here to internalise the chart, then come back and you'll spot tier boundaries instinctively.