What are good starting hands in longhand limit Texas Hold'em? It's frequently asked by novice poker players.

Tight Play is Good Play

The first thing you need to know is that you're going to fold before the flop a lot, possibly even as much as 4 out of 5 times or more. (Even on the hands you'll play, you'll probably fold on the flop as often as 2 out of 3 times.) By starting off playing only good hands, you'll make more money in the long run, because you'll have an advantage toward winning all the dead money that less selective players have put in the pot.

I group good starting hands into 5 categories.

1. AA KK QQ Aks AQs (s means suited)
   These are the best hands. You should raise or reraise with them preflop. If you hold AA, you especially want to jam as much money into the pot as possible.
   
   
2. JJ TT AJs ATs AK AQ KQs (T means 10)
   These are good hands, but they aren't amazing. You generally need help from the board. These hands do best with less people, so you should raise to knock people out. Do not jam the pot though (i.e. reraise) because these hands have little value before you see the board. Do not call 3 bets cold with these hands (if you raise, then someone reraises, call, but do not call if someone raised, then reraised, and then it's your turn.) The reason you do not call 3 bets cold is because you clearly do not have an advantage going into the flop. The one thing to remember in Limit Hold'em is you want to have an advantage going into the flop. Go ahead and call one raise in late position.
   
   
3. 99 QJs KJs KTs
   These are good hands. However, be careful to reraise. It's recommended to fold to reraise and call the raise. They are often dominated by cateogry I or II hands. Basically, with the exception of 99, these hands are vulnerable because they are generally high cards but their kickers are somewhat low.
   
   
4. 88 A9s A8s AJ AT KQ QTs JTs
   These hands are "ok", but are vulnerable. You should play these hands more often when you are in late position. If there has been heavy action before you, you should consider folding because someone might have a hand that dominates yours. However, if everyone has folded to you or there is just a limper or two, a raise is probably in order.
   
   
5. 77 66 A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s K9s Q9s J9s 109s QJs KT QT KJ QJ
   These hands are weak and very different. You want a large, multiway pot. So only play them when you're in late position and many people have already call the bet. The reason being is that these hands miss the flop most often. However, sometimes these hands are amazing (i.e. if you hit a straight, flush, or trips). Therefore, you want to be paid of big when you actually hit something with these hands, which is why you want a lot of people in the pot.