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Those SC's are real trouble when you're OOP. You can't ever feel good with a pair, since opponents' ranges will always include hands that dominate your pairs. You're really looking to stack off...

I don't think I've yet mentioned that StarGrinder is new to me, though I see he has over 800 posts. That's not my point.

My point is that I like his advice.

StarGrinder, you're all good in my...

GTO is mostly worth studying when your opponents are using it, too. Be aware that GTO say literally nothing about one player at a time. GTO is always about multiple players competing for value. ...

My suggestions for a beginner's open raise ranges PRE @ 6-max.
Note: this is a "no information yet" set of ranges. This is intended to be a player's default ranges when they first sit at a table...

You're the best, ong.


Fine, fine... I was being a bit silly with the word "recklessly," but I only said it in the context of teaching a beginner where the real value in poker lies.

My point...

I'm not playing AXs to make a pair. I play AK, AQ, KQ, AJ, etc to make pairs. If I happen to get weak pair with an A kicker, that is a complicated situation which I have make decisions about, but I...

I want them to see that 90+% of their winnings comes from this core of nitty hands.
I want them to see that, while there is some value in chasing all the "fancy" plays that they hear about, that...

{ A2s - A5s } are stronger than { A6s - A9s }, due to straight potential.

If you're trimming AXs from your range, trim A6s first, and work your way up to A9s, where you then turn back to A2s and...

66+, AJs+ AQo+, KJs+

I'd say recklessly loose for a beginner playing FR UTG.

There's plenty that's speculative from UTG w/ 8 opponents left to act. /
There's perfectly much for a beginner to...