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Poker cheat sheetTexas Hold’em · 6-max cash · no-limit
POKER.YOGA
Hand rankingsbest → worst
1Royal FlushAKQJT1 in 649,740
2Straight Flush987651 in 72,193
3Four of a KindQQQQ41 in 4,165
4Full HouseJJJ881 in 694
5FlushAJ8631 in 509
6StraightT98761 in 255
7Three of a Kind777K21 in 47
8Two PairAA9951 in 21
9One PairKKT631 in 2.4
10High CardAQ9521 in 2
Starting hands by position6-max cash · first in
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2sAKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2sAQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2sAJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2sAToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2sA9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92sA8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82sA7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72sA6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62sA5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52sA4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42sA3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332sA2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
UTGUnder the gun15%
MPMiddle position20%
COCutoff29%
BTNButton42%
SBSmall blind42%
fold when first in

Open-raise when your hand is shaded for your seat or an earlier one. Fold the white cells when nobody has entered the pot — later seat, wider range. A compass, not gospel: tighten against callers, widen against folders.

Pot odds & the rule of 2 and 4chance to improve
DrawOutsNext cardBy the river
Pocket pair → set24%8%
Gutshot straight48%16%
Two overcards612%24%
Open-ended straight816%32%
Flush draw918%36%
Flush + gutshot1224%≈45%
Flush + open-ended1530%≈54%
Table positions6-max seats
UTG · MP · CO · BTN · SB · BBlater seat, wider range
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Your hand

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Your cards

Board · optional

Table state

Drop in two cards and the sheet answers you: preflop it rings your hand in the 13×13 grid, postflop it counts your outs and prices the call.

What’s on the sheet

Off · S · M · L

Hand rankings (what beats what)

What beats what, strongest hand first.

24u

Starting hands chart

Which hands to open-raise from each seat.

36u

Pot odds & outs

Your chance to improve and the price you need.

22u

Table map

Where the seats are and who acts when.

6u

Actions at the table

Check, bet, call, raise, fold, all-in.

Etiquette

How not to annoy the table.

Off removes the block and its heading. S is always a single line. Nothing animates, so you can hold a size and compare.

A4 · 88/100

Full reference

Everything the sheet prints, written out. Build the page above for the version you take to the table; read this one when you want the reasoning behind a line.

Poker hand rankings: what beats what, in order

Full chart & what-beats-what →

Ten hands, strongest first. The order follows how rare each hand is: a royal flush turns up about once in 650,000 deals, one pair about every second hand. Suits never break a tie in Hold’em — when two players hold the same hand, the highest fifth card decides it, and if the board plays for both, the pot is split.

  1. 1
    Royal Flush
    A
    K
    Q
    J
    T
    the unbeatable one
  2. 2
    Straight Flush
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    five in a row, one suit
  3. 3
    Four of a Kind
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    4
    plus any card
  4. 4
    Full House
    J
    J
    J
    8
    8
    trips + a pair
  5. 5
    Flush
    A
    J
    8
    6
    3
    five of one suit
  6. 6
    Straight
    T
    9
    8
    7
    6
    five in a row
  7. 7
    Three of a Kind
    7
    7
    7
    K
    2
    a set or trips
  8. 8
    Two Pair
    A
    A
    9
    9
    5
    two different pairs
  9. 9
    One Pair
    K
    K
    T
    6
    3
    the everyday hand
  10. 10
    High Card
    A
    Q
    9
    5
    2
    when nothing connects

Poker starting hands chart: which hands to open from each seat

Interactive charts →

What to open-raise first-in in a 6-max cash game: 100bb, no ante, unopened pot, 2.5bb open. The Small Blind uses raise-or-fold. A compass, not gospel.

SeatOpen-raise% hands
UTGUnder the gun66+ · A2s+ · KTs+ · QTs+ · JTs · T9s · 98s · 87s · 76s · ATo+ · KQo15%
MPMiddle position22+ · A2s+ · K9s+ · Q9s+ · J9s+ · T9s · 98s · 87s · 76s · 65s · ATo+ · KJo+ · QJo20%
COCutoff22+ · A2s+ · K6s+ · Q8s+ · J8s+ · T8s+ · 97s+ · 86s+ · 75s+ · 65s · 54s · A8o+ · K9o+ · Q9o+ · JTo29%
BTNButton22+ · A2s+ · K2s+ · Q6s+ · J7s+ · T7s+ · 96s+ · 86s+ · 75s+ · 65s · 54s · A2o+ · K9o+ · Q9o+ · J8o+ · T8o+ · 98o42%
SBSmall blind22+ · A2s+ · K2s+ · Q6s+ · J7s+ · T7s+ · 96s+ · 86s+ · 75s+ · 64s+ · 54s · A2o+ · K8o+ · Q8o+ · J8o+ · T9o42%

Pot odds and outs: the rule of 2 and 4

Full outs table →

An out is a card that turns a losing hand into a winning one. Count them, multiply by two for the next card — by four only when the money is already all-in and both cards are guaranteed — and compare the answer with the price: the amount you must call, divided by the pot plus that call, is the share of the time you need to win.

DrawOuts0–60% scaleNext cardBy the river
Pocket pair → set24%8%
Gutshot straight48%16%
Two overcards612%24%
Open-ended straight816%32%
Flush draw918%36%
Flush + gutshot1224%≈45%
Flush + open-ended1530%≈54%
by the turnby the river
Rule of 2 and 4: outs × 2 for the next card; use × 4 against a price only when the call guarantees both cards. Otherwise include implied odds. The shortcut slightly overstates the biggest draws: 12 outs is ≈ 45% and 15 outs ≈ 54% by the river.

Poker table positions and who acts when

Poker positions guide →

Six seats, from the button (best, acts last) around to the blinds (worst, act first after the flop). Later position, wider range.

Table positionsBTNSBBBUTGMPCO

How to memorize the hand rankings

Learn the logic rather than the list. Each hand outranks the one below it because it is harder to be dealt: three of a kind beats two pair because it shows up roughly twice as rarely, and the same rule holds all the way up. Print the sheet and keep it beside you for a few sessions — recognising a full house at the table is a different skill from reciting the order at home. Then cover the sheet and name the ten from memory; the two or three you stumble on are the only ones left to learn.

Printable poker cheat sheet (free PDF)

One A4 page with the default set: hand rankings, opening ranges by seat, the pot-odds table and the seating map. No email, no watermark. Build your own above if you want a different set — the print and the PDF come from the same page.

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FAQ

What is a poker cheat sheet?

A one-page reference for the fast facts you need at the table: the hand rankings, which hands to open from each position, and the pot-odds math. Ours fits on a single printable A4 sheet.

Can I use a cheat sheet while playing at a casino?

Not at the table in a live casino: reading notes during a hand is against the rules there. It is for studying at home and for online play, where a printed sheet beside your screen is fine.

Is the cheat sheet really free?

Yes. No email, no watermark — download the PDF or print the page straight from the builder. Everything on poker.yoga is free to read; nothing here is gated.

What hand in poker always wins?

A royal flush. It is the top of the rankings and nothing beats it; there are only 4 in a 52-card deck, about 1 in 650,000 deals.

What is the rule of 2 and 4?

A shortcut for your drawing odds: multiply your outs by 2 for one card to come, by 4 for two cards to come. Eight outs is about 16% on the next card and about 32% by the river.

How do I memorize poker hands quickly?

Learn the logic, not the list: the rarer the hand, the higher it ranks. Print the sheet, keep it in view for a few sessions, then test yourself — recall beats re-reading.

What hands should I fold preflop?

Anything outside your seat's opening range. From under the gun that is about 85% of hands; on the button only 58%. The 13×13 grid shows the cut-off for each seat.

What is the 7-2 rule in poker?

It is a home-game side bet, not strategy: win a pot with 7-2 offsuit and everyone pays you a bonus. It doesn't make 7-2 playable.