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OPENING UTG

If the conditions tend to be stable and predictable, you should make significant adjustments

to your early position hand selection.

UTG OPENING HANDS FOR DIFFERENT GAME CONDITIONS

 

Passive

Typical

Aggressive

Very aggressive

Very Tight

7,7 A 9 K J Q J

7,7 A 10 K Q

8,8 A J

9,9 A Q

Tight

6,6 A 7 K 9

7,7 A 7 K 9 Q J

8,8 A 9 K 10

8,8 A J K J

Typical

6,6 A 7 K 10 J 9 10 9

7,7 A 7 K 9 Q 10 J 9 10 9

7,7 A 8 K 9 Q 10 J 10

7,7 A 9 K 10 Q 10 J 10

Loose

4,4 A 7 K 7 Q 8 J 8 10 8 9 8 8 7 7 6 A 10 K J

5,5 A 7 K 7 Q 10 8 9 8 7 7 6 A 10 K J

6,6 A 7 K 7 Q 8 J 8 10 8 9 8 7 7 6 A 10 K J

6,6 A 7 K 9 Q 8 J 8 10 8 9 8 8 7 7 6 A 10 K J

Very loose

2,2 A 2 K 2 Q 5 J 7 10 8 9 7 8 5 7 4 6 4 5 3 A 9 K 10 Q 10

2,2 A 2 K 2 Q 5 J 7 10 8 9 7 8 5 7 4 6 4 5 3 A 9 K 10 Q 10

4,4 A 2 K 2 Q 5 J 7 10 8 9 7 8 5 7 5 6 4 5 3 A 9 K 10 Q J

4,4 A 2 K 2 Q 5 J 7 10 8 9 7 8 5 7 5 6 4 5 3 A 9 K J Q J

Legend: 7,7 means any pocket pair, pair, 7s or larger ; A 9 means any suited Ace, 9 kicker or larger ; 7 5 means any suited 7,5 kicker or larger, and so on.

Table gives some suggested opening hands when you’re first to act and the holdem game conditions are very stable and predictable.

The table also shows how you profit from raises and multiple opponents with A A .

You do want to raise with this hand.

It’s a powerful hand and you’re getting the best of it with every dollar that goes in the pot, the purpose of the raise isn’t to think the field. You want to them to call.

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