To see the recommended action for a particular hand enter the hand in the calculator and set the position/pot status/callers as appropriate.

For pairs, enter the pair using numbers for pairs 99 and lowers and letters for pairs TT and higher.

For unpaired, suited hands enter the higher card, followed by the lower card, and a lower-case "s", e.g. AKs, Q9s.

For unpaired, off-suit hands, do the same, omitting the "s", e.g. AK, Q9

Use our Poker Starting Hands Calculator to see Matthew Hilger's own recommendations of which hands to texas holdem poker play in which situations.

Internet Texas Holdem's Starting Hands Poker Odds Calculator tells you definitively when you should hold 'em and when you should fold 'em. Just enter your cards, your position, and the preflop action before you and the starting hands calculator will advise you to raise, call, or fold. It is the next best thing to having a professional poker player looking over your shoulder!

Follow along with Matthew Hilger's starting hands recommendations from his best selling books, Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies of an Internet Pro and Texas Holdem Odds and Probabilities.

You may want to reference these starting hand odds charts when using the starting poker hands calculator

Blinds Chart | Early Position Chart | Middle Position Chart | Late Position Chart | Drawing Odds Chart

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