Play Fewer Hands
Learn how to play like Phil Ivey
In Texas Hold'em there are 169 different possible starting hands you can 馃捀 be dealt (this is ignoring specific suits). Out of all these possible hands, there are only five hands that are 馃捀 considered "premium."
AA KK QQ AK (Suited) JJ
Regardless of your position at the table, a premium hand should always be played 馃捀 if there is no raise ahead of you. If there is a raise ahead of you - especially if there 馃捀 are callers or re-raises - sometimes it can even be a mistake to play anything below Aces or Kings. When 馃捀 you think about Texas Hold'em starting hands this way, you'll realize you should be folding around 80% more hands.
