Starting Hand Guide - Limit Texas Holdem

(regular full table, 8 to 10 players)

Glossary of Abbreviations:
RFI Raise when First In. If no one has called or raised in front of you, you should raise. You do this in order to take the initiative in the hand and/or because of the possibility that you might "steal" the blinds.
R You should Raise no matter what has happened in front of you.
R1 You should Raise when there is no more than One player in the pot or you are the first one in.
C No matter how many players are in the pot you should Call.
C1 Call only if there is at least One other caller in front of you. If there were no callers before you, you should fold.
C2 You should Call if there are at least Two callers already in the pot.
C3 You should Call if there are at least Three callers already in the pot.
RR You should Re-raise.
F You should Fold.
LL Refers to a Lone Late position raiser.

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Limit Texas Hold'em Starting Hand Guide
Group A Hands Unraised Pot Raised Pot
AA-QQ R RR
AKs R RR
Group B Hands
JJ R RR1, C
TT R C, RR LL
AK R RR1, C
AQs R C, RR LL
Group C Hands
99 RFI (late position), C C2
AQ RFI (late position), C C2
AJs RFI (late position), C C2
KQs RFI (late position), C C2
KQ RFI (late position), C F
Group D Hands
88 RFI (late position), C3 C4
77 RFI (late position), C3 C4
66-22 C3 C4
Axs C3 C4
KJs C3 C4
KTs C3 F
QJs RFI (late position), C2 C4
QTs C3 F
JTs C3 C4
T9s C3 C4
98s C3 C4
87s C4 C4
76s C4 C4