A good hand selection is a crucial part in any solid poker stategy, and in No-Limit Hold’em that ain’t no different. The following chart offers a good overview of which hands are profitable to play at what position.

NLHE starting hands chart

But keep in mind: although an important part of a poker strategy, hand selection isn’t everything. The most important decisions in poker are made on later streets. Especially in NLHE cash games post-flop play greatly outways pre-flop play.

But still, and I can’t stress this enough, good hand selection is a crucial part of a winning poker strategy.