At the distance, two hands are the biggest winners in poker - pocket aces and pocket kings (AA and KK).
But these hands also have a problem - many players believe that such hands should win every time, and the losses are simply unrealistic.
Of course, this is not true.
In fact, even with the worst starting hand (72 offsuited) there is about 13% of AA preflop equity.
And if you add a few more participants to the distribution with random articulated connectors, the equity of the pocket aces will sharply decrease, almost to 50%.
However, it is the AA and KK hands that have the highest chance of winning the banks.
The following three best starting hands look like this:
QQ, JJ and AK
Pocket Ladies and Pocket Jacks are deservedly on the list of the best poker starting hands. They are quite simple to play, although many may disagree.
Like AA and KK, these hands will often lose in multipots.
But still your chances of overpair or cooler will be high.
AK is also a great hand.
Yes, you will only collect a pair of flops 1 time out of 3.
But in such spots you will often win big banks.
This is especially true for situations where the opponent will have an ace weaker, such as AQ, AJ or AT.
These hands will be in a problem situation against AK if the flop comes out ace.
The following five top poker starting hands look like this:
TT, 99, 88, 77 and AQ
Of course, with an 88 or 77 hand you won't always win, you will often have to check / fold - for example, on an AQT flop.
However, do not forget about the probability of collecting a set. Set mining is a very lucrative reception for unlimited holdem, and especially for deep-stack cash games.
And finally, AQ is a great hand that will get you good money in the distance.
With it you can easily assemble a strong top pair.
With AQ, as with other strong starting hands, it is better for you to deal as a pre-flop aggressor.
Then you will often be able to pick up the cans with the help of a standard kontbet, even if the flop does not suit you.