In Texas Hold'em, the best starting hands are ranked as follows:
- Pocket Aces (AA)
- Pocket Kings (KK)
- Pocket Queens (QQ)
- Ace-King suited (AKs)
- Pocket Jacks (JJ)
- Ace-Queen suited (AQs)
- King-Queen suited (KQs)
- Ace-King offsuit (AK)
- Pocket Tens (1010)
- Ace-Jack suited (AJs)