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    Preflop Guide For RFIv2

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    The document provides a guide for raising first in (RFI) preflop in poker by position. It introduces preflop positioning and the importance of treating position as valuable. It displays preflop raising ranges using a hand matrix that shows the number of combinations for each hand. The guide recommends raising with the shown hands using a consistent size between 2.5-4x the big blind to avoid giving away information. Players should use this guide to select a strong range of hands to raise with first in from each position.

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    Preflop Guide For RFIv2

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    The document provides a guide for raising first in (RFI) preflop in poker by position. It introduces preflop positioning and the importance of treating position as valuable. It displays preflop raising ranges using a hand matrix that shows the number of combinations for each hand. The guide recommends raising with the shown hands using a consistent size between 2.5-4x the big blind to avoid giving away information. Players should use this guide to select a strong range of hands to raise with first in from each position.

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    The document provides a guide for raising first in (RFI) preflop in poker by position. It introduces preflop positioning and the importance of treating position as valuable. It displays preflop raising ranges using a hand matrix that shows the number of combinations for each hand. The guide recommends raising with the shown hands using a consistent size between 2.5-4x the big blind to avoid giving away information. Players should use this guide to select a strong range of hands to raise with first in from each position.

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    Preflop Guide For RFIv2

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    The document provides a guide for raising first in (RFI) preflop in poker by position. It introduces preflop positioning and the importance of treating position as valuable. It displays preflop raising ranges using a hand matrix that shows the number of combinations for each hand. The guide recommends raising with the shown hands using a consistent size between 2.5-4x the big blind to avoid giving away information. Players should use this guide to select a strong range of hands to raise with first in from each position.

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    PREFLOP

    GUIDE
    Raising First In (RFI)
    Welcome to
    Upswing Poker.

    Congratulations on taking a step


    towards playing winning poker!
    You have just downloaded the
    very first piece of winning strategy,
    what hands to play preflop.

    PREFLOP GUIDE FOR RAISING FIRST IN


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    Preflop Introduction
    Preflop is the most common and important street in poker.
    The decisions you make on this street
    will greatly impact the rest of the hand.
    The hands are organized by position or the order
    in which you act at the table.
    Play starts out with the
    Under The Gun (UTG) player,
    then moves to UTG+1, UTG+2,
    LoJack (LJ), HiJack (HJ),
    Cutoff (CO), Button (BTN),
    Small Blind (SB),
    and finally the Big Blind (BB).

    START UTG UTG+1 UTG+2

    BB LJ

    SB BTN CO HJ

    Refer to the following charts to become familiar


    with the different positions preflop.
    It is important to play different ranges in each position because
    position is valuable and needs to be treated as such.

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    The way we chose to display this information
    was using what is called a Hand Matrix.

    A A AKs AQs AJs ATs A9s A8s A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s
    6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    AKo KK KQs K Js KTs K9s K8s K7s K6s K5s K4s K3s K2s
    12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    AQo KQo QQ Q Js QTs Q9s Q8s Q7s Q6s Q5s Q4s Q3s Q2s
    12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    AJo K Jo Q Jo JJ J Ts J9s J8s J7s J6s J5s J4 s J3 s J2s
    12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    ATo KTo QTo JTo TT T9s T8s T 7s T6s T5s T4s T3s T2s
    12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    A9o K9o Q9o J9o T9o 99 98s 97s 96s 95s 94s 93s 92s
    12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    A8o K8o Q8o J8o T8o 98o 88 87s 86s 85s 84s 83s 82s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
    A7o K 7o Q7o J 7o T 7o 97o 87o 77 76s 75s 74 s 73s 72s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4
    A6o K6o Q6o J6o T6o 96o 86o 76o 66 65s 64s 63s 62s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4
    A5o K5o Q5o J5o T5o 95o 85o 75o 65o 55 54s 53s 52s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4
    A4o K4o Q4o J4o T4o 94o 84o 74o 64o 54o 44 43s 42s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4
    A3o K3o Q3o J3o T3o 93o 83o 73o 63o 53o 43o 33 32s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4
    A2o K2o Q2o J2o T2o 92o 82o 72o 62o 52o 42o 32o 22
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6

    This is a Hand Matrix. It displays all the possible hands you could be
    dealt preflop without accounting for individual suits.
    Hands with the letter “o” next to them represent offsuit hands,
    AKo for instance could be A♣ K♦.
    The hands with the letter “s” next to them represent suited hands,
    for instance KTs could be K♠T♠ or K♦ T♦.
    The pairs are not labeled because they are all offsuit,
    you could not have 6♠ 6♠ because there is only
    one six of spades in the deck.

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    A A AKs AQs AJs ATs A9s A8s A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s
    6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    AKo KK KQs K Js KTs K9s K8s K7s K6s K5s K4s K3s K2s
    12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    AQo KQo QQ Q Js QTs Q9s Q8s Q7s Q6s Q5s Q4s Q3s Q2s
    12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    AJo K Jo Q Jo JJ J Ts J9s J8s J7s J6s J5s J4 s J3 s J2s
    12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    ATo KTo QTo JTo TT T9s T8s T 7s T6s T5s T4s T3s T2s
    12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    A9o K9o Q9o J9o T9o 99 98s 97s 96s 95s 94s 93s 92s
    12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
    A8o K8o Q8o J8o T8o 98o 88 87s 86s 85s 84s 83s 82s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
    A7o K 7o Q7o J 7o T 7o 97o 87o 77 76s 75s 74 s 73s 72s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4
    A6o K6o Q6o J6o T6o 96o 86o 76o 66 65s 64s 63s 62s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4 4
    A5o K5o Q5o J5o T5o 95o 85o 75o 65o 55 54s 53s 52s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4 4
    A4o K4o Q4o J4o T4o 94o 84o 74o 64o 54o 44 43s 42s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4 4
    A3o K3o Q3o J3o T3o 93o 83o 73o 63o 53o 43o 33 32s
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 4
    A2o K2o Q2o J2o T2o 92o 82o 72o 62o 52o 42o 32o 22
    12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6

    The numbers under each hand represent the number of


    combinations (combos) of that hand.

    There are 12 combos of each offsuit hand,


    4 combos of each suited hand,
    and 6 combos of each pocket pair.

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    Examples of Combos

    AKo
    12

    A K A K A K A K

    A K A K A K A K

    A K A K A K A K

    AA
    6

    A A A A

    A A A A

    A A A A

    AKs
    4

    A K A K

    A K A K

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    We use matrices to display which range of hands
    you should play from a given situation because it is the best,
    quickest, and easiest way to know what hands to play.

    Preflop Charts
    The ranges that follow, are the hands you should
    Raise First In (RFI).
    In other words, these are the hands you should
    play preflop when the action folds to you,
    and you should play them by raising.
    The best way to approach RFI is to pick
    a range of hands which you believe is strong
    enough to play from a given situation,
    then raise with all of them using raise size.
    You should use a consistent size in order to give away as little
    information about what you might have as possible.
    We advocate using a raise size anywhere between
    2.5 times and 4 times the size of the big blind
    when you have a hand worth playing.

    Generally speaking,
    smaller raise sizes work best in online games,
    and larger raise sizes work best in live games.

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    Preflop Charts FAQ

    Where is the chart for the Big Blind


    ?
    A These are Raise First In charts, meaning
    you raise with these hands when the action
    folds around to you.
    When the action folds around to you in the Big Blind,
    the hand is over and you win the pot.

    If I choose which hands to play based on


    these charts, won’t that make me predictable ?
    A It’s very unlikely you will become predictable
    to your opponents by using these charts.
    Your opponents would have to be paying
    very close attention to you over thousands of hands
    in order to figure out the exact hands you are playing.

    So, should I always stick to these charts exactly


    when choosing which preflop hands to raise ?
    A No. Think of these charts as your baseline
    strategy, and be ready to adjust based on the
    play at your table.
    • I f your table is full of loose and aggressive players,
    you should play tighter than these charts indicate.
    • I f your table is full of tight and passive players,
    you should play looser than these charts indicate.

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