In the poker game Texas hold ’em, a player’s hand consists of two hole cards, which belong solely to the player and remain hidden from the other players. Five community cards are also dealt into play. Betting begins before any of the community cards are exposed, and continues throughout the hand.
The player’s “playing hand”, which will be compared against that of each competing player, is the best 5-card poker hand available from his two hole cards and the five community cards.
Unless otherwise specified, here the term hand applies to the player’s two hole cards, or starting hand.
Links
- Percentage of Pots Won with Hold’em Hands Ranked by Percent
- More Detailed look at Starting Hand Statistics
- Essay discussing the different hand groups
- Texas Hold’em Poker
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