This is the best Hold'em poker hand you can hope to have. It will win more than any other hand. Also known as American Airlines, pocket rockets or bullets.
This 2nd-best hold'em hand is still incredibly strong and will win you a good chunk of change. Two kings, or "cowboys" are only dominated by aces.
Two queens, or "ladies" are a very good hand. Sure, kings and aces will beat you, but you've got the upper hand on jacks and below.
A suited ace-king, also known as "big slick," is the fourth best starting hand for Texas Hold 'Em.
The suited "big chick," or "little slick," the nicknames given to a pocket ace-queen, is fifth on the list.
A pair of jacks, ten-handed, will win almost 20% of the time. You should watch out though if the flop shows a queen, king, or ace.
A suited royal couple, king-queen, is next in the list of Texas Hold 'Em Poker's most powerful starting hands.
Nicknamed "blackjack" for obvious reasons, and sometimes called "ajax," the ace-jack combo rates eighth.
King-jack is a fine hand to play, but can be beat by any of the hands listed above and should be folded to big raises. Statistically, suited it will win just under 19% of the time.
Ace-king is a strong but tricky hand. It is the strongest of the drawing hands, but the flop needs to work with you to give you a pair of aces or kings for it to really pay off. 