Your strategy when you have lots of chips
by PokerStrategy.com
2.1. The starting hand chart
The tournament professionals from PokerStrategy have combined their knowledge and put it into a table. The Result from this process was the starting hands chart (SHC). The chart shows you when you can play what kind of hands the best way. Print this chart and you'll know exactly what you are doing while you are playing.
The starting hands chart from PokerStrategy combines three types of information:
- Your starting hands
- Whether some opponents have raised
- Your position
Your cards and the action of your opponents determine the row you should be looking at. Your position is the indicator for the column you should be looking at.
You can download a complete overview here as a PDF-file.
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Special rules
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If someone raises behind you, you only continue to play AA, KK, QQ, AK and move all-in straight away. You will fold all other hands.
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If someone raises more than 6 Big Blinds, you only continue to play AA, KK, QQ and AK and move all-in straight away. You will fold all other hands.
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QUESTION 4: What information don't you have to take into account when looking for an entry in the Starting-Hands-Chart? a) Your cardsb) Your position c) Your chipcount QUESTION 5: What information is important when you are looking for an entry in the Starting-Hands-Chart? a) The number of raises in front of you.b) The position of your opponents. c) The number of opponents in front of you. |
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