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Preflop Charts for 6-Max Cash Games

100bb stacks · No ante · Opens, 3-bets, 4-bets and 5-bets for every position

Quick answer

Open about 17.9% of hands under the gun and 42.4% on the button. Each seat closer to the button opens wider. Below are the opening chart for every position, big blind defense, and an explorer with all 65 spots: opens, 3-bets, 4-bets and 5-bets.

How to read a preflop chart

Each grid shows all 169 starting hands. Pairs run down the diagonal from AA to 22, suited hands sit above it and offsuit hands below. A cell’s color shows what to do with that hand; a split cell means the hand mixes actions, and the width of each color is its frequency. On a computer, hover over a cell for the exact numbers.

Every chart assumes 100 big blind stacks at a 6-max table, no ante and no limpers. Opening sizes are UTG 2bb, HJ 2.1bb, CO 2.2bb, BTN 2.4bb, SB 2.6bb. These are the same charts PokerClimb uses for its preflop drills.

Opening ranges by position

These are raise-first-in charts: everyone before you folded. New to the seat names? Start with our guide to poker positions.

Share of hands each position opens
PositionOpen sizeHands opened
UTG2bb17.9%
HJ2.1bb22.6%
CO2.2bb28.6%
BTN2.4bb42.4%
SB2.6bb45.2%

UTG open

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UTG open: Folded to you. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • Raise 2bb 17.9%
  • Fold 82.1%

UTG opens 17.9% of hands, the tightest range at the table, because five players are still to act.

HJ open

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HJ open: Folded to you. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • Raise 2.1bb 22.6%
  • Fold 77.4%

HJ opens 22.6% of hands, adding more suited hands than UTG with four players left behind.

CO open

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CO open: Folded to you. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • Raise 2.2bb 28.6%
  • Fold 71.4%

CO opens 28.6% of hands. With only the button and blinds left, most suited hands become opens.

BTN open

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BTN open: Folded to you. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • Raise 2.4bb 42.4%
  • Fold 57.6%

BTN opens 42.4% of hands, the widest range of any seat that will have position after the flop.

SB open

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SB open: Folded to you. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • Raise 2.6bb 45.2%
  • Fold 54.8%

SB opens 45.2% of hands. Only the big blind is left, but the small blind plays out of position after the flop.

Big blind defense

The big blind already has a full blind in the pot and closes the action, so it gets a discount to continue and defends wider than any other seat. The later the open, the wider the defense. See pot odds for why the price matters so much.

Big blind against a single open
Opener3-betCallTotal defense
BTN13.0%34.0%47.1%
CO8.2%34.6%42.8%
HJ6.2%34.8%41.0%
UTG5.1%36.4%41.5%
SB18.7%45.6%64.3%

BB vs BTN open

BTN opens 2.4bb

BB vs BTN open: BTN opens 2.4bb. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • 3-bet 13bb 13.0%
  • Call 34.0%
  • Fold 52.9%

The big blind continues with 47.1% of hands against a BTN open: 13.0% as a 3-bet and 34.0% as a call.

BB vs CO open

CO opens 2.2bb

BB vs CO open: CO opens 2.2bb. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • 3-bet 12bb 8.2%
  • Call 34.6%
  • Fold 57.2%

The big blind continues with 42.8% of hands against a CO open: 8.2% as a 3-bet and 34.6% as a call.

All preflop charts: 3-bet, 4-bet and 5-bet ranges

Pick a spot, your position and your opponent. “Vs open” is your response to a raise, “vs 3-bet” is the opener facing a re-raise, “vs 4-bet” is the 3-bettor facing a 4-bet, and “vs 5-bet” is the 4-bettor facing an all-in. Learn what each step means in what is a 3-bet.

Spot
Your position
Opponent

BTN vs CO open

CO opens 2.2bb

BTN vs CO open: CO opens 2.2bb. Rows and columns are card ranks; suited hands above the diagonal, offsuit below. Split cells mix actions; hover them for frequencies.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
  • 3-bet 7.5bb 12.3%
  • Call 3.9%
  • Fold 83.8%

3-bet sizing in these charts

In position, 3-bets are about three times the open. From the blinds, where you will play the rest of the hand out of position, they are much bigger, to make calling less attractive.

SpotOpen3-bet toMultiple
CO vs UTG2bb6bb3.0x
BTN vs CO2.2bb7.5bb3.4x
SB vs BTN2.4bb11.5bb4.8x
BB vs BTN2.4bb13bb5.4x

Frequently asked questions

What is a preflop chart?

A preflop chart is a 13x13 grid of all 169 starting hands, colored by what to do with each one in a specific spot: raise, call or fold. Each spot, like opening from the cutoff or defending the big blind against a button open, has its own chart.

How many hands should you open from each position?

In these 6-max 100bb charts: UTG opens 17.9% of hands, HJ 22.6%, CO 28.6%, BTN 42.4% and SB 45.2%. Each seat closer to the button opens wider.

How often should the big blind defend against a button open?

Against a 2.4bb button open, the big blind continues with 47.1% of hands: 13.0% as a 3-bet and 34.0% as a call. The big blind defends wider than any other seat because it already has a full blind in the pot.

Do these charts work for live poker and tournaments?

They are built for 6-max cash games with 100 big blind stacks and no ante. Tournaments with antes and shorter stacks, and live games with bigger opens and more limpers, need different ranges, but the structure, tighter early and wider late, holds everywhere.

What do the mixed colors in a cell mean?

A split cell means the hand is played with more than one action at set frequencies, for example 3-betting 40% of the time and calling 60%. If you do not want to mix, picking either action for that hand costs very little.

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