ATo From UTG in 6max

[seeyouthru]

How often do you open ATo from utg in 6max? do you fold it on a loose table and open it on a tight table or vice versa?

 

[gustav197poker]

ATo from utg is a standard fold. We should have very specific objectives to open it. For example exploiting fold equity in weak villains and few positions in play. There is no point in getting into trouble with that hand, because we must have a deep understanding of the general dynamics of the table where we are, for be able to use it.
Greetings.

 

[fundiver199]

The default is fold. Fish in the blinds and no aggressive 3-betters on the table can make it a reasonable hand to open from time to time. Same if someone is sitting out, or there is an empty seat.

 

[seeyouthru]

The default is fold. Fish in the blinds and no aggressive 3-betters on the table can make it a reasonable hand to open from time to time. Same if someone is sitting out, or there is an empty seat.

That means in micro stakes with fishy players thats a default open?

 

[LevySystem]

That means in micro stakes with fishy players thats a default open?

No, it's an open from MP, AJo should be the bottom of you're opening range. If you deviate from that you need a valid reason, that's what fundiver is trying to say.

Being better then the others is one thing but you have to be much better to play profitable with the entire table left to act behind preflop and most likely oop postflop.

 

[fundiver199]

That means in micro stakes with fishy players thats a default open?

Its kind of half-half. Its good to have fish in the blinds, but its not so great to have fish on the other seats, because they are going to call you a lot. And this is not really, what you want either, when you have some marginal hand. Lets just say, that CO call, BTN call, and BB call. Flop comes K94 two-tone. Are you exited about this, and do you have any realistic way to win the hand?

 

[Ragequit]

Opening AT from EP is highly table dependent. If the table is passive and opps have a wide flatting range then it can be fine. But you need a plan postflop. What are you going to do when an Ace hits? Are you happy to see that on a wet board like [Ac 6h 5h] facing a raise or two floats?

Conversely, if the table is playing super tight then your hand is pretty much dead when a reg 3 bets you, especially from the blinds. So keep your range tight from UTG and your decisions will be nice. AQ+ from that position works well for 6 max

 

[Oli3579]

How often do you open ATo from utg in 6max? do you fold it on a loose table and open it on a tight table or vice versa?

You can just about get away with it, but it's very on the edge and you will often be out kicked, so I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a definite postflop edge

 

[Evan Jarvis]

How often do you open ATo from utg in 6max? do you fold it on a loose table and open it on a tight table or vice versa?

I usually fold this hand unless the BB is a fun player or if there is an ante

AJo is the bottom of my UTG opening range, ATs makes the cut, but not ATo:icon_puke