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Old 05-11-2005, 09:00 AM
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Default Re: Are these hand rankings right?

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Acording to sklansky JTs, QJs, KJs, ATs are better than AQo. I found this really surprising. Is this true?

This site http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/mummert/poker/ did more computer simulations testing sklanskys rankings, and they found it came out more like

AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AKs
TT, AQs, AJs, AK, KQs
ATs, KJs, AQ, 99, QJs, KTs
88, QTs, A9s, AJ, JTs, KQ, A8s, AT

I'm just trying to figure out whats the lower limit to raise UTG?

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Those hand rankings you link have been discussed ad nauseum. Do a search. In fact, I believe that Mason Malmuth has critiqued them. Look for his posts on the matter.

As for raising UTG (I'm assuming limit holdem here), it depends on many factors -

how many players at the table
what type of game is it (tough & tight, ram and jam, etc)
what your image is relative to the table
whether the blinds defend, etc.

Your cards are just one facet of an entire situation
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