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There is this chart in the "Guide to Texas Hildem Starting hands" strategy article.

I don't understand the notation for the hand ranges on the left.
For example AA & KK should be at the top of the list but they are missing.
If they are included in QQ+ then they are also included in JJ+, TT+ etc... and that would not make sense bacause the recomended action would be wrong.

The bottom part of the hand ranges also has some discrepencies.
For example, it shows AJo but is missing AJs.
There are other examples.

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I generally know, intuitively or from memory, which hands to play and which hands to fold.
I am trying to improve my hand selection skills using this chart.
I like this chart because it incorporates position considerations and raise/call/fold suggestions
The problem is that I am confused with the way the hand ranges are specified for the reasons stated in the previous post.
Is there anyone who can explain how this hand range notation should be interprerted?:confused:
 
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QQ+ - this means pocket pairs QQ and higher, i.e. this includes QQ, KK and AA.
JJ+ - this range includes JJ, QQ, KK and AA.
TT+ - this range includes TT, JJ, QQ, KK and AA.
 
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Alfadog, thanks for your response.
I am still not clear for instance where is AJs.
Would it be included in JTs+?
Does that mean that AJs and AJo should played exactly to the same way pre-flop?
This is unexpected because according to the odds calculator AJs has better odds of winning than AJo.
 
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Alfadog, thanks for your response.
I am still not clear for instance where is AJs.
Would it be included in JTs+?
Does that mean that AJs and AJo should played exactly to the same way pre-flop?
This is unexpected because according to the odds calculator AJs has better odds of winning than AJo.


The range of JTs + includes - JTs, QJs, KQs, AKs.
According to the table AJs is included in the ranges: A8s+, A2s+.
 
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So if I understand correctly XY+ includes X and Y or better but not X or better and Y.
Is that right?
Well, if that is the case then according to the table, for example, you would raise to an unopened pot in early position with AJo but only call with AJs.

How does that make sense?
 
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1. If there is a gap between the cards, then the high card remains unchanged, and the younger card changes in the direction of increasing up to the rank of the high card. For example, KTs +: KTs, KJs, KQs.
2. If the cards are adjacent to each other, then they both increase in the same order, until they reach the AK. For example, for "JTs +" this means: JTs, QJs, KQs, AKs.

As for the table, perhaps there is a mistake or a typo.
 
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