The following list of playable Starting Hands is intended for beginners, which I suggest should play a tight-aggressive game. Having a tight selection of Starting Hands is especially useful for beginners because it will give them a big edge by playing only strong starting hands, which will be especially useful for Post-Flop play. If you make some mistakes in your Pre-Flop play here and there, sticking to a selection of good starting hands will give you a significant advantage.

Most importantly, always note your position on the table. The Position on the table refers to the Dealer Button. There are the following categories (Table with 10 players):

The Blinds: Small Blind and Big Blind
Early Position: clockwise the first three seats after the Big Blind
Middle Position: clockwise the next three seats after the early positions
Late Position: The place right before the Dealer Button (Cutoff) and the Dealer.

Early Position:
In this position you should play very tight. There are many players behind you to act and additionally in the following betting rounds you`re also in early position to act. As you have no information about your opponents, you only should play very good Stating Hands.

AA, KK, AK, QQ, JJ

I suggest a raise with these hands to 3-4 times the size of the Big Blind. If there already was a raise before it's your turn to act, you should re-raise with AA, KK or AK about three times the amount of the open raiser.

All other hands are an instant Fold!

Middle Position:
Here it`s possible to play some more hands, but you still should be tight with your selection. In the following betting rounds you aren't first or early to act, but you still don't have really good position yet.

AA, KK, AK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99

Again, I suggest a raise with these hands to 3-4 times the size of the Big Blind. If there already was a raise before it`s your turn to act, you should re-raise with AA, KK or AK about three times the amount of the open raiser.

All other hands again are a quick Fold!

Late Position:
In these positions you have a wide range of hands as you are in a very good position and also in the following betting rounds you`re last to act. In this position, you can collect the most information about your opponents.

AA, KK, AK, QQ, JJ, TT, KQ, 99, 88, 77

Raise with these hands to 3-4 times the size of the Big Blind. If there already was a raise before it`s your turn to act, you should re-raise with AA, KK or AK about three times the amount of the open raiser.

Otherwise you should fold!

The Blinds:
Being in the Blinds you already are partially invested in the pot. Which means either to be in the hand doesn't cost you anything, or only a little bit. But be careful: In all the following betting rounds the Blinds are first to act, so you'll have the worst position on the table.

Raise with the following hands:

AA, KK, AK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99

Once again raise with these hands to 3-4 times the size of the Big Blind. If there already was a raise before it`s your turn to act, you should re-raise with AA, KK or AK about three times the amount of the open raiser.

Call (at most a raise of 2 times the Big Blind) with the following Hands:

KQ, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22

All other Hands you should fold!

For additional information of how to play small Pocket Pairs I suggest the following article: Playing Small Pocket Pairs

When I was a beginner I quickly did notice that with a careful selection of your Starting Hands, you can make a profit pretty fast. Then you can gradually loosen your starting requirements as you get more experienced.