Maybe you’ve gotten a couple of connected cards or maybe they’re suited (BUT THEY WERE SUITED!). Sometimes the cards you’re dealt will look appealing and you’ll want to play them. As such, it is best to know how to deal with other card combinations that might come your way. With an additional 1,300+ potential starting hand combinations, however, the overwhelming majority of the hands you’ll be dealt will consist of inferior holdings.
These days, even the most casual of poker fans who might happen upon a WSOP broadcast during the summer knows that the best Texas Hold’em starting hand is pocket aces.