Following are all the possible hold card (preflop) combinations you can get in Texas Holdem.

The chart is based on a 10 player table Texas Hold'em showing the win percentage and the hand ranking. Hands in bold text are the top hands (you can bet or raise on these hands and be fairly comfortable on the preflop). The small s next to some of the hands stands for suited cards (AKs would be Ace King of the same suit). This chart can be very helpful to have handy while playing online.   

Learn these rankings. A lot of new players don't realize hold cards like a 7 - 6 suited is a stronger hand than an Ace -9 unsuited. Or a pair of deuces is stronger than Ace-9 unsuited.

As I was writing this, I was playing on Absolute Poker in a $10 one-table tournament. My holding cards were a 10 - 9 suited ( a 14.07% hand, ranked 23rd best hand). I was in the small blind, so I kicked in $40 in chips to see a flop. The flop was K,Q,J unsuited. Two people bid the minimum $80, I bid $200. One dropped out the other stayed in. The turn and river was 4 & 9. I bid $200 after the river. He called. I won with a straight 9 to king. He had pocket aces.  

The reason I gave you the above example is was in the game at the time and by knowing the 10 -9 was a 14% hand is the reason I would play a hand like that. Have to admit, I did get a nice flop.  post script : I won that tourney, $45. Not a big deal, but what the heck, I was working here and watching TV in my office. Played only hold cards 14% and above because I wasn't paying attention to any of the player's actions..

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Hand - percentage - ranking out of a possible 169 combinations.

A A   31.00% 001 	K K   26.02% 002 
A K s 20.19% 004 	K Q s 18.08% 007 
A Q s 18.66% 006 	K J s 17.05% 009 
A J s 17.47% 008 	K T s 16.14% 014 
A Ts  16.63% 012 	K 9 s 14.15% 022 
A 9 s 14.60% 019 	K 8 s 12.77% 037 
A 8 s 13.89% 024 	K 7 s 12.23% 044 
A 7 s 13.35% 030 	K 6 s 11.84% 053 
A 6 s 12.97% 034 	K 5 s 11.57% 055 
A 5 s 13.43% 028 	K 4 s 11.40% 058 
A 4 s 13.17% 032 	K 3 s 11.26% 060 
A 3 s 13.07% 033 	K 2 s 11.27% 059 
A 2 s 12.69% 039 	K Q   14.43% 020 
A K   16.67% 011	K J   13.18% 031 
A Q   14.87% 018 	K T   12.23% 045 
A J   13.45% 027 	K 9    9.93% 081 
A T   12.43% 042 	K 8    8.45% 112 
A 9   10.20% 076 	K 7    7.86% 122 
A 8    9.42% 091 	K 6    7.46% 125 
A 7    8.83% 102 	K 5    7.13% 128 
A 6    8.39% 113 	K 4    6.95% 132 
A 5    8.92% 101 	K 3    6.87% 133 
A 4    8.72% 104 	K 2    6.76% 135 
A 3    8.50% 109 	
A 2    8.18% 117 	

Q Q 22.03% 003 		J J   19.09% 005 
Q J s 16.58% 013 	J T s 15.78% 016 
Q T s 15.84% 015 	J 9 s 13.80% 026 
Q 9 s 13.82% 025 	J 8 s 12.47% 041 
Q 8 s 12.42% 043 	J 7 s 11.12% 064 
Q 7 s 11.20% 061 	J 6 s 10.10% 079 
Q 6 s 10.85% 066 	J 5 s  9.86% 082 
Q 5 s 10.55% 069 	J 4 s  9.73% 086 
Q 4 s 10.43% 071 	J 3 s  9.57% 087 
Q 3 s 10.42% 072 	J 2 s  9.50% 089 
Q 2 s 10.28% 075 	J T   12.13% 047 
Q J   12.89% 035 	J 9    9.99% 080 
Q T   11.99% 049 	J 8    8.50% 108 
Q 9    9.81% 083 	J 7    7.10% 129 
Q 8    8.28% 115 	J 6    5.94% 147 
Q 7    6.97% 131 	J 5    5.63% 149 
Q 6    6.58% 137 	J 4    5.50% 152 
Q 5    6.26% 141 	J 3    5.41% 153 
Q 4    6.13% 143 	J 2    5.33% 155 
Q 3    6.05% 144 	
Q 2    5.95% 146 	

T T   16.83% 010 	9 9   15.29% 017 
T 9 s 14.07% 023 	9 8 s 12.63% 040 
T 8 s 12.73% 038 	9 7 s 11.74% 054 
T 7 s 11.47% 057 	9 6 s 10.65% 068 
T 6 s 10.31% 074 	9 5 s  9.56% 088 
T 5 s  9.23% 093 	9 4 s  8.70% 106 
T 4 s  9.11% 095 	9 3 s  8.53% 107 
T 3 s  9.06% 096 	9 2 s  8.46% 111 
T 2 s  8.97% 098 	9 8    8.97% 099 
T 9  10.38% 073 	9 7    7.96% 119 
T 8   8.93% 100 	9 6    6.77% 134 
T 7   7.53% 124		9 5    5.60% 150 
T 6   6.28% 140 	9 4    4.65% 164 
T 5   5.22% 157		9 3    4.51% 165 
T 4   5.04% 158 	9 2    4.47% 166 
T 3   4.95% 160 	
T 2   4.88% 162 	
	

8 8   14.16% 021 	7 7   13.36% 029 
8 7 s 12.02% 048 	7 6 s 11.47% 056 
8 6 s 11.16% 062 	7 5 s 10.69% 067 
8 5 s 10.12% 078 	7 4 s  9.74% 085 
8 4 s  9.14% 094 	7 3 s  8.75% 103 
8 3 s  8.23% 116 	7 2 s  7.91% 120 
8 2 s  8.11% 118 	7 6    7.88% 121 
8 7    8.36% 114 	7 5    7.01% 130 
8 6    7.40% 126 	7 4    5.96% 145 
8 5    6.30% 139 	7 3    4.94% 161 
8 4    5.25% 156 	7 2    4.04% 169 
8 3    4.33% 167 	
8 2    4.20% 168 	
	

6 6   12.77% 036 	5 5   12.15% 046 
6 5 s 11.13% 063 	5 4 s 10.90% 065 
6 4 s 10.44% 070 	5 3 s 10.18% 077 
6 3 s  9.49% 090 	5 2 s  9.25% 092 
6 2 s  8.48% 110 	5 4    7.36% 127 
6 5    7.57% 123 	5 3    6.57% 138 
6 4    6.75% 136 	5 2    5.56% 151 
6 3    5.73% 148 	
6 2    4.72% 163 	

4 4   11.94% 050 	3 3   11.93% 051 
4 3 s  9.81% 084 	3 2 s  8.70% 105 
4 2 s  9.02% 097 	3 2    5.02% 159 
4 3    6.17% 142 	
4 2    5.40% 154 	2 2   11.86% 052 
	

Top Ten Hands from best to worst.

AA - KK - QQ - AKs - JJ - TT - AQs - AJs -AK - KQs

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