i posted this like a year ago when i was 18-24tabling 2NL and absolutely crushing it for something like
18b/100 over a 100k hand sample, so i feel like its pretty god damn ideal. its the strategy i used for
6max games, but it will work very much the same (drop a few of the bottom end of the UTG and MP
range and youre golden). apart from the adjustments you need to make based on opponents
tendencies, ofcourse.
OPENING RANGES
UTG: 99+, AJo+, ATs+, KQs, *77-88, Ato
MP: 99+, ATo+, ATs+, KQs+, *77-88, QJs-KJs
CO: 66+, ATo+, A8s+, suited broadway, KQo, *KTo-KJo, QJo
Btn: CO range, + all PP, all sc's 67+, all one gappers 68+ *any two if blinds f2steal>80%
SB: 66+, ATo+, A9s+, QJs/o+, *any two if BB f2steal>70%
BB: purely dependent on who raised. UTG range basically vs anyone other than Btn, SB. Btn range vs
anyone else.
*play if table is passive. i tend to go by whether the people left to act have a 3b stat of less than
8%=passive.
obv this is super broad and changes on table dynamic but its a solid guidline to follow when 12-24
tabling
never call 3bs unless ESS makes sense to do so. no set mining. basically never playing out of blinds
unless im 3bing. big emphasis on looking for mass multitabling nits who i can 3b light, and 3bing as
light as KJs vs the typical fishtard population for value.
as for 3bing;
IP:
- AA: 4b v nit, flat 3b vs lagtard
- KK: same as AA
- QQ: flat 3b, adjust based on texture post
- JJ: same as QQ
- TT: 4b shove vs guys with a bigger 3b range than 8.5%, 4b/fold vs guys with lower than 8.5%
- AK: 4b/6b vs guys with a bigger 3b range than 3%, 4b/fold vs guys with lower than 3%
OOP:
- AA: 3b/5b shove
- KK: same as AA
- QQ: 3b/flat 4b, shove non AK flop
- JJ: 3b/fold
- TT: 3b/fold
-AK: 3b/fold
imo, most of your mistakes and losses will come from postflop play, but at least this will help you
have a better time post flop, by setting yourself up better preflop. with experience and time, as you
develop into a really competent poker player, you will find that it honestly barely matters how you
play preflop (within reason ofcourse) at these levels.