A starting-hand chart groups the 1,326 physical two-card holdings into 169 rank-and-suit classes. This chart shows Hold’em Sim’s existing fixed opening baseline for an unopened six-handed pot; it is not a solver-derived or universal recommendation.

Trainer starting-hand chart by position

UTG: highlighted hands are included in the trainer's fixed opening baseline.

Green cells say “in”; unmarked cells are outside this baseline. Diagonal cells are pairs; above the diagonal is suited; below is offsuit. Scroll the chart sideways on a phone.

RankAKQJT98765432
AAAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
KAKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
QAQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
JAJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
TAToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
9A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
8A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
7A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
6A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
5A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
4A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
3A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
2A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22

Read the notation before using the chart

AA is a pair of aces. AKs means ace-king of the same suit, while AKo means different suits. A pair class contains six physical combinations, a suited class four, and an offsuit class twelve. The chart’s cells are therefore not equally likely deals.

The row and column ranks identify the cards. Pairs run down the diagonal; suited classes sit above it and offsuit classes below it. Switching the position changes which classes are highlighted, not the cards or ranking rules.

What this trainer baseline covers

UTG uses the engine’s early-position range, HJ its middle range, and CO and BTN its shared late-position range. The small blind uses the engine’s small-blind baseline. These are the current trainer’s choices, not a claim that CO and BTN should always play identically.

The chart assumes nobody has opened the pot. It does not answer a raise, a re-raise or an all-in, and it does not show big-blind defence. The big blind’s option to check against limpers is a different situation. Stack depths, antes, rake and opponent tendencies can all change useful ranges.

A chart is the start of a decision

A highlighted hand is not guaranteed to win or earn chips. Before following a chart, identify the seat and the action already taken. Use the trainer to compare the baseline with an actual hand, then review the size of the bet and the board.

For example, AJs is included in the early-position baseline, while 72o is outside it. That does not turn every unhighlighted hand into an automatic fold in every possible situation: a free check in the big blind is not an unopened-pot open-raise decision.

Related tools and practice

Use the play-chip training table to review standard six-handed Hold'em decisions. The trainer does not play short deck.

Chart data is generated from the existing trainer OPEN ranges at revision 8fb3120 and checked for parity across all 169 classes. It makes no claim to optimal play. AI-assisted explanations and calculations reviewed 30 October 2026. No result guarantees a profitable decision.