Therefore, just to make a quick example, they do exist 16 combinations of 7-8 (each suite combined to another one, 7♥8♥ 7♥8♦ 7♥8♣ 7♥8♠ 7♦8♥ 7♦8♦ 7♦8♣ 7♦8♠ 7♣8♥ 7♣8♥♦ 7♣8♣ 7♣8♠ 7♠8♥ 7♠8♦ 7♠8♣ 7♠8♠) but for our purpose, we just need to divide them into 2 main categories: suited and off-suited. We need to know that in Texas Hold'em there are 1326 possible combinations of cards, which they become 169 if we exclude all suites. This section is meant to be a guide for beginners in order to explain the concept of 'range' in poker and not least, help them to build up their own ranges according to their style of playing.
Starting from that point everyone can set a certain strategy, which needs to be followed by a quality post-flop game.
The main difference between a pro and an amateur consists in having a clear idea of pre-flop ranges.
