Suited connectors are two cards that are connected closely through rank and are of the same suit, such as suited Ace-King and suited King-Queen.

A suited hand refers to two hole cards of the same suit while cards that have different suits are known as ‘offsuit.’ This distinction is significant because suited starting hands have a greater potential to form strong poker hands, such as royal flush and straight flush, then offsuit hands. The strongest starting hands are generally suited. The premium hands in poker are those that offer poker players the strongest chance of winning the pot, either by forcing their opponents to fold or by making the best hand.Īlthough certain starting hands are statistically better than others, it is important to remember that a player's table position, skill level, and the actions of their opponents ultimately determines the outcome of a hand. These hole cards, otherwise known as the starting hand, are critical in determining the likelihood of a player winning the pot and how strong of a hand they can create.

At the beginning of a game of poker, each player is dealt two cards called hole cards.