Preflop ranges by hand tier for the VPIP-quota tables. Built from 16,772 exported hands. Tiers are ranked by what actually won money in that sample.
Outside the big blind you must play about 60% of hands to hold the counter. Open to pot (3.5bb). 3-bet to pot. Raise limpers to pot.
AA with a suit and a pair or connectors. AA double-suited. KK double-suited with a broadway. Double-suited rundowns 8-high and up with at most one gap. AKQJT double-suited.
Ace-suited with three connected cards. Other double-suited hands with a pair or three connected cards. AA single-suited with junk. KK or QQ double-suited. Single-suited rundown KQJT9 or better to the nut suit.
Ace-suited with two connected cards. Double-suited but disconnected. Pair below KK with a suited ace or two connectors. King-suited rundowns.
Single-suited or rainbow without an ace-suit, including unsuited rundowns. Small pairs without suits. Two or more danglers. Makes second-best flushes and non-nut straights.
| Position | Raise first in | Limp / complete | Facing one raise | Facing a 3-bet after you opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UTG target 30% |
RaiseT1T2 about 25% of hands |
T3only with two or more habitual limpers at the table, otherwise fold |
3-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3T4 |
4-betAA any, KK double-suited CallT1T2 FoldT3 |
MP target 30% · no limps ever |
RaiseT1T2 about 28%. Your MP opens and limps both lost. Demand more here. |
never (342 limps at -427 bb/100) | 3-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3T4 |
4-betAA any, KK double-suited CallT1T2 FoldT3 |
CO target 48% |
RaiseT1T2T3 about 42%. CO opens ran at +539 bb/100. |
T3last-resort counter filler behind a limper |
3-betT1+ ace-suitedT2 Callrest ofT2T3 |
CallT1T2T3in position FoldT3to a squeeze |
BTN target 65% |
RaiseT1T2T3best T4 about 52%, incl. single-suited rundowns |
LimpT3suited T4 behind one or more limpers, about 15% more |
3-betT1+ ace-suitedT2 CallT2T3suited T4 |
CallT1T2T3 FoldT4 |
SB target 55% |
RaiseT1T2 about 25% |
CompleteT3suited T4 when two or more are already in, about 30% more. Cheapest counter filler at -0.8bb per hand. |
3-betT1 CallT2vs a late open only FoldT3T4 |
CallT1 FoldT2unless double-suited |
BB value only, counter ignores it |
RaiseT1T2over limpers Checkeverything else |
n/a | 3-betT1 CallT2T3vs CO, BTN, SB opens CallT2only, vs UTG or MP opens |
n/a |
Five-handed: you post the big blind twice per ten hands, so the other seats must average about 63% to hold the counter. Six cards make every hand stronger, so the tiers shift up one step. Double-suited is the entry ticket out of position. AA arrives in one hand in ten and is only premium with a suit and a connected pair or rundown. Your best game after rakeback: about +40 bb/100.
AA double-suited with connectivity. Double-suited rundowns of five or six cards. KK double-suited with a four-card rundown.
Double-suited with a pair or four connected cards. AA single-suited and connected. Ace-suited with four connected cards.
Ace-suited with three connected cards. Double-suited but disconnected. King-suited rundowns. Single-suited big rundowns to the nut suit.
Anything single-suited without an ace-suit, rainbow hands, small pairs, hands with two or more low danglers. Six cards make these second-best more often, not less.
| Position | Raise first in | Limp / complete | Facing one raise | Facing a 3-bet after you opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UTG target 35% · first of five · no limps |
RaiseT1T2 about 30%, double-suited only. Five-handed UTG plays like a 6-max MP. |
never | 3-betT1 CallT2 Foldanything single-suited |
4-betT1only CallT2 |
CO target 50% |
RaiseT1T2T3 about 40% |
T3behind limpers, ace-suited two-connected |
3-betT1double-suitedT2 Callace-suitedT2T3 |
CallT1T2in position FoldT3 |
BTN target 70% |
RaiseT1T2T3king-suited, big single-suited about 55% |
Limpany ace-suited or double-suited hand behind limpers, about 15% more |
3-betT1double-suitedT2 Callvery wideT2T3suited T4 |
CallT1T2T3 FoldT4 |
SB target 55% |
RaiseT1T2 about 20%, double-suited premiums |
Completeany ace-suited or double-suited hand, multiway, about 35% more |
3-betT1 Foldeverything else, no cold-calling out of position |
CallT1 FoldT2 |
BB value only |
RaiseT1over limpers Checkthe rest |
n/a | Defendany double-suited or ace-suited hand vs late opens 3-betT1 |
n/a |
Six of fifteen hands must be voluntary, about 47% of the non-BB seats, so this counter is easy. A preflop game. After a raise and a call you have one pot-sized bet left, so the plan is raise or fold, jam the premiums, and commit on the flop with nut draws or top set. Your results here ran at +43 bb/100 gross and were best after a double-up, so stay seated when you build a stack.
AA with any suit. KK double-suited. Big double-suited rundowns. 3-bet jam these over any open. Open-raise and call a jam with them.
Ace-suited with three connected cards. Double-suited hands with a pair or three connected cards. QQ double-suited. Open from every seat, call a 3-bet only in position.
Ace-suited with two connected cards, double-suited disconnected hands, pairs with a suited ace. Open from CO and BTN only, never call a raise with them.
Everything single-suited without an ace-suit, rainbow hands, small pairs. At 30bb a non-nut hand cannot be played for a cheap flop and folded; it just loses the raise.
| Position | Raise first in | Limp / complete | Facing one raise | Facing a 3-bet or jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UTG · MP target 25% |
RaiseT1T2 |
never | JamT1 Foldthe rest |
Call jamT1 FoldT2 |
CO target 40% |
RaiseT1T2T3 |
never | JamT1 CallT2in position, to flop a nut draw FoldT3 |
Call jamT1+ double-suitedT2 |
BTN target 50% |
RaiseT1T2T3 iso-raise limpers to pot with the same range |
T3behind two or more limpers only |
JamT1 CallT2 FoldT3 |
Call jamT1+ double-suitedT2 |
SB target 45% |
RaiseT1T2 |
CompleteT3behind limpers, the one counter filler here |
JamT1 Foldthe rest |
Call jamT1 |
BB value only |
RaiseT1T2over limpers |
n/a | JamT1 CallT2vs late opens, closing the action |
n/a |
Seven-handed with a 4bb bomb pot every five minutes, so about 28bb goes in seven-way with no preflop action. Your 4,351 hands here were break-even gross and about -12 bb/100 after rakeback. If you sit: tighter than PLO5 between bombs, nuts only inside them. Six of fifteen hands must be voluntary, about 47% of the non-BB seats. If bomb-pot posts count on the counter, the quota is trivial and everything below can tighten.
AA double-suited, or AA with a suit and connected cards. KK double-suited with a broadway. Double-suited rundowns JT98 and up with at most one gap.
Ace-suited rundowns. Double-suited rundowns with a gap. KK single-suited. QQ double-suited with connectors. Ace-suited with three connected cards.
Single-suited rundowns to the nut suit. Pairs with a suited ace. Double-suited but disconnected. Late position and behind limpers only.
Rainbow hands, single-suited hands without an ace-suit, small pairs, danglers. Four cards give these hands very few nut outs.
| Position | Raise first in | Limp / complete | Facing one raise | Facing a 3-bet after you opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UTG target 28% · seven to act |
RaiseT1T2 about 22% |
never | 3-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3T4 |
4-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3 |
UTG+1 target 32% |
RaiseT1T2 about 25% |
never | 3-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3T4 |
4-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3 |
MP target 40% |
RaiseT1T2best T3 about 32% |
never | 3-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3T4 |
4-betT1 CallT2 FoldT3 |
CO target 52% |
RaiseT1T2T3 about 42% |
T3behind limpers, counter filler |
3-betT1+ ace-suitedT2 CallT2T3 |
CallT1T2in position FoldT3 |
BTN target 70% |
RaiseT1T2T3 about 50%, iso-raise limpers to pot |
LimpT3suited T4 behind limpers, about 20% more |
3-betT1+ ace-suitedT2 CallT2T3suited T4 |
CallT1T2T3 FoldT4 |
SB target 60% |
RaiseT1T2 about 22% |
CompleteT3suited T4 behind two or more limpers, about 38% more, the cheap filler |
3-betT1 CallT2vs late opens only FoldT3T4 |
CallT1 FoldT2unless double-suited |
BB value only, counter ignores it |
RaiseT1T2over limpers Checkeverything else |
n/a | 3-betT1 CallT2T3vs CO, BTN, SB opens CallT2only, vs early opens |
n/a |