What are YOUR hand ranges

So what do you play pre flop in every position?

Q8 all day

But seriously, how many people at the table?

Cash game or tourney?

How many chips do you have relative to the blinds?

Need more info

AA

Standard stakes no antes so let's say 1c/2c cash game

Deep, Shallow, 6max, FR? You're never going to get an answer if you give no information. It's like me saying "I have AQs and some guy shoves should I call".

snap call easy game

Edit:And of course a generic question gets a generic answer AA obv.

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1st whats the game?
Heads up?
6h
9h
10h?

Start there and we can work with you a bit :P

Tourneys?

SnGs

Cash Tables?

What games do you frequent more often?

If playing a ring 9 person table, I play top 8 hands in early position. top 30 in late. which I consider for you is suited A 10 and up, pp 8 and up and most hands equally 20.

late position like say the CO.If no one has opened the pot,and if the blinds have a high fold to steal and the button is like a 11\10 small 3bet you should be raising ATC.If your on the BTN and no one has opened the pot,and the blinds have a high fold to steal raise ATC.Not top 30 etc. hands.

Asking for hand ranges is kind of like asking what my cards are before the hand begins.
I don't suspect anyone will tell you the truth, its one of things you are suppose to figure out. I do respect your asking, but wouldn't put to much store in the responses. Like others I generally play AA from most positions, but will even fold them pre-flop under the correct conditions.

To be honest, just read some poker books, many of the pros have all the basics of hand ranges, and stuff that they do and play ( or at least say that they play) and it will def. Give you a starting point as to what an above average player will play, and or do.

question- just wondering if we should raise top 8 hands in early position at all or just call..

Depends on your table. Smokeme. More times than not you are min raising to hide your hand.

But if you have 4 5 6 maniacs that you know are hyper agressive ( raising re raising too much ) A limp would more often than not give you a GREAT advantage, you limp they see an blind steal oppurtunity, and then lets say there is a 3 bet and a 4 bet, well then you can do a nice 5 bet, or even just shove would not be bad as well then you get it in with the best of it.

But again, its mostly depediing on the table in this situation ( limping is usually bad in most cases, i only tend to limp with AA nothing else if i do limp. )

come in the pot raising to not limp

But yea What Joe said, Raising is what you do almost ALL the time.

99% of the time don't freaking limp AA.
One when you limp UTG 3bet it gives your hand away even a retard can figure out that you have a monster.
Two if you have 4,5,6. raising and 3betting to much thats good thing.
Lets use 5nl for example you limp UTG get mp1 raises to .20 CO calls you?raise to a $1 if they all fold you win .47 cents.
You raise 3x UTG mp1 raises to .45 CO calls you?4bet to $1.45 if they all fold you win .97cents

@OP

asking this is like saying "How much does a house cost?" DUCY?

@smokeme (wonder what that sn refers to..lol) Raise. If you have tight players they may tip you off to their strength if and when by calling - or 3 betting - and maniacs are gonna stay in anyway, might as well get their money in now.

ok ic thanks. or what about like AJ A10 KQ are they raisable in early position? or just a call

I see your logic. This makes complete sense. I was thinking more on the lines of the rare table when you have a few manics going at 1 another. or that RANDOM guy who is shoving EVERY hand ( love/hate these )

@smokeme (wonder what that sn refers to..lol) Raise. If you have tight players they may tip you off to their strength if and when by calling - or 3 betting - and maniacs are gonna stay in anyway, might as well get their money in now.

i smoke too many funny ciggaretes..made the sn while smoking some..haha i wanna change it tho dont kno if i can.
and yea im just trying to learn and get better so i dont have to work..i wanna go party poker on wall street..
still got alotta learning to do..

Raise the hands that most effectively take advantage of the range they play.

Yeah, I said it.

This all depends on your table dynamics. In almost all cases - except AJs - I am usually folding in a 9 man games, cause it is sticky to get called or RR - then what are you gonna do?? - . and often raising in a 6 max, but that will depend on the table. I am more inclined to raise in a 6 max with any of those hands if suited, and possibly anyway, but it does depend on the table. These hands can often be raised if you know your table. Against the fish/calling stations, you isolate and can safely fold to a regs aggression (or 4 bet, it is all so situational) or a passive players raise will also be an easy fold in some cases, but also a 4 bet can be profitable against some players, it cant be stated that one way is the best way. But calling in EP with any hand is simply an easy mistake to avoid. You would only do this if you are fairly certain of a raise, and only if you plan to 3 bet. you do NOT want to be calling with these hands and then calling a raise OOP. And call/fold is bad anyway you look at it. In a 6 man game, UTG is a raise or a fold - IMO - 99% of the time. Only with player reads is a limp here an option and ONLY if you are fairly certain to be raised AND have a plan on how you expect to deal with that raise.

Why cant I be so economical with my words???

I think assigning a particular range and being "set" with it in each and every position is a mistake.

The hands I play in any position vary on what the table is like.

If the table is nitty, then you can open a much wider range from earlier postions for example, however if the table is a loose with 3bettors left right and centre then you tighten up your range etc.

how often do you guys call an all innner with middle pair? if you should call at all. im talkin tourney play. early in the tourney. where the players are unpredictable. would it be right to call n take a gamble..or just fold and wait for the next hand. pairs likke 7-10

do we often call them or not?

In middle position with PP, I would be in those hands to at least see a flop and see if you have hit the set. After that, be ready to fold.

That really depends on how deep your stacks are, if you or them are really short then you can call, or if you have a read that this player is shoving really wide, for example if you think they are shoving hands like 33 and A6 preflop then a call with 1010 is fine. as the times you are ahead should outnumber the times you are behind.

The most important determining factor is table size.
Obviously if you are playing HU the starting hand range is going to be huge cause you play most hands. 6 max ring tables the starting hands are going to be narrower and full (9) ring is going to be smaller still.
When you decide what range you like then you can factor in how loose/tight the table, your position at the table and whether or not the pot is opened PF by the time its your turn to determine if you want to play that desire hand.
For a full table game it's going to be:
AA KK level 1
AK AQ QQ KQ level 2
suited connectors , AJ KJ JJ QJ, pocket pairs >66 level 3
A3-A10 suited , small pocket pairs <55. level4
I classify this cause it's easier for me to think in terms of the level of strength of these hands as it stands preflop......After the flop everything changes.
level 1 hands may go to 4 bet PF, level 2 hands may go to 3bet,
level 1-2 can be played to a single raise or limp depending own table dynamics. these hands normally should not be played with a raise and reraise preflop when it gets back to your turn.



In HU it's what hands cant you play?