Early Position Starting Hands

[Rbower]

At almost every table I play I am one of the tightest if the not the tightest player, but I’m not sure if I really play tight enough. I’ve read many starting hand charts and it seems to be pretty accepted that pairs of 77 and higher, AKo, AKs, AQo, AQs, AJs and KQs are playable in early position.

What do you think of playing the following hands in early position? Some books say yes and some say no. In this example use a typical 8-16 or 10-20 limit hold ‘em game. Here are the gray area hands:

A10s, KJs, K10s, QJs, Q10s, J10s, AJo and KQo