Please Help: Starting Hands in Low Limit Hold'em

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I play in a Low-Limit Texas Hold'em in the casino.

Can someone offer me a link or break down for me the Starting hands that I should 'stick to' in Early, Middle and Late Position?
I am typically in full or nearly full tables at the casino....I forget how many players fit at the table...maybe 8?!?

any information would be great, thank you!
 
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In the book Small Stakes Hold'Em: Winning Big with Expert Play by Skalansky,Miller, and Mason there is an excellent chart in this book that I memorized and used when I first started out playing limit Holdem for starting hands from various positions and what hands to cold call with or call back a raise to if you limped in. You can pick up a used copy for $2+5 shipping from Amazon. Other really good concepts also covered-best $7 a beginner can spend.
 
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I hate hand charts, because it acts like all situations are the same. Early position, you can generalize an opening range for a given set of stakes. But in late position, your stealing range against two nits should be WAY WAY wider than what you flat on the button to an UTG raise.

UTG at full ring, start with AQ+, 77+. At lower stakes you can limp small pairs because the players suck, but if you folded them that's fine too.
 
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But in late position, your stealing range against two nits should be WAY WAY wider than what you flat on the button to an UTG raise..
What's your point? The OP asked about starting hand charts. While not my favorite thing, they refer to being first into a pot. Where have you seen it suggested that the same charts apply to other situations like the one you noted?
 
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Gold, I'm gonna give it a whirl for you. Since you're asking and don't KNOW I'm gonna assume you're not that experienced, so you wanna play sort of tight.

EP-jjplus, ak,aq,kq suited or not

MP-77plus, J-10plus, suited or not

LP-22plus, A9plus, suited connectors 89plus

Raise EP hands preflop
call MP hands
Dump LP if faced with a raise

I know it's gonna start a debate, and people are gonna want to tell me how donkerific my suggestions are, and how much better their's would be, but nobody was offering any help, so I tried. When I first started playing, I stuck almost exactly to this range live (only started messing with online poker 2 yrs ago) and even doing everything else wrong I managed to eek out more wins than losses and never went home without my shoes....lol. Good luck, sir, and enjoy your game.
 
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EP-jjplus, ak,aq,kq suited or not
MP-77plus, J-10plus, suited or not
LP-22plus, A9plus, suited connectors 89plus

Raise EP hands preflop
call MP hands
Dump LP if faced with a raise

I dont fully understand...are you saying when i am one of the first to act (EP), Are you saying i should ONLY play Jacks or better paird, AKsuited or unsuited, AQ suited or unsuited, KQ suited ..... but along with only playing these hands, i should also raise each time with them?

same with MP hands....do i not play those hands if I am second to act? but if I am 5th to act, I play those hands but i only call with those hands?
Thank you!
and thanks to all for offering their posts!
 
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I dont fully understand...are you saying when i am one of the first to act (EP), Are you saying i should ONLY play Jacks or better paird, AKsuited or unsuited, AQ suited or unsuited, KQ suited ..... but along with only playing these hands, i should also raise each time with them?

same with MP hands....do i not play those hands if I am second to act? but if I am 5th to act, I play those hands but i only call with those hands?
Thank you!
and thanks to all for offering their posts!

Yes.

My god I can't imagine open limping with AK:banghead:
 
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Playing 'tight' is the way to go, until you have 'reads'
on your opponents by making notes and observing them.
Then the cards become less important.
You might fold a hand against one player that you would maybe raise against a different player.
There are lots of charts online about starting hands, usually saying only play good hands and play TAG (tight/ aggressive).
As you progress you will learn to 'adjust'.
i.e. If the table is 'tight' you can widen your range,
if the table is 'loose', then 'tighten' your range.
Good luck m8.
 
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