Preflop Training
Starting Hands and Preflop Ranges
Use position, action, and opponent type to understand preflop ranges.
Starting Hands and Preflop Ranges: What to Play and What to Fold
Use position to understand starting hand ranges and avoid entering too many pots before the flop.
Preflop · BeginnerUTG Preflop Range: Why Early Position Must Stay Tight
A practical 6-max guide to UTG opens, pressure from later positions, and common loose-open mistakes.
Preflop · BeginnerMP Preflop Range: Wider Than UTG, Still Disciplined
How middle position balances early-position discipline with the first signs of blind stealing.
Preflop · BeginnerCO Preflop Range: Stealing Blinds Without Getting Reckless
Why the cutoff can widen, and how to avoid being punished by an active button.
Preflop · BeginnerBTN Preflop Range: Why the Button Can Open Wider
Use positional advantage to understand button opens, blind defense, and postflop playability.
Preflop · IntermediateSB Preflop Range: Why the Small Blind Is Hard to Play
Small blind strategy, the cost of playing out of position, and why beginners should avoid loose limp-calls.
Preflop · IntermediateBB Defense Range: When to Call and When to 3-Bet
Use pot odds, position, and opener position to build a practical big blind defense strategy.
Preflop · BeginnerWhat Is a 3-Bet in Poker?
A beginner guide to value 3-bets, bluff 3-bets, sizing, and common mistakes.
Preflop · IntermediateWhat Is a 4-Bet in Poker?
Learn what 4-bets represent, how ranges are built, and why transparent strong-only ranges are easy to play against.
Preflop · IntermediateWhat Is a Squeeze Play?
A guide to multiway preflop re-raises after an open and one or more calls.