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[Scully]

I've recently started playing PLO with any regularity - starting at micros with a view to moving up when I've grown my PLO BR sufficiently to allow. Incidentally I'm planning on a 30 BI BR - sound sensible?

Anyway, when I started on my Holdem journey I used the starting hand chart in ITH and found it useful. Obv this isn't practical for PLO but I come up with the following guidelines for what to play in each position. I'm playing 6 max btw

The following ranges are for unopened/limped hands

UTG
Raising hands
AA with 2 broadway double suited
AA with another broadway pair double suited
AA with connectors double suited

Limping hands
AA with 2 broadway suited
AA with another broadway pair suited
AA with connectors suited
Big double pair
4 cards T+ single suited
4 cards 9+ with an A
Suited rundown
Suited bottom gap rundown
Suited middle gap rundown

MP
As for EP. Also limp with
4 cards T+ unsuited
unsuited rundown
unsuited bottom gap rundown
unsuited middle gap rundown
KK with two broadway (ideally suited)


CO
Raising Hands
All UTG hands

Limping hands
As above plus limp with
bottom 2 gap rundown
middle and bottom gap rundown
middle pair with connectors
Pairs with suited A
Suited A with wheel cards
Suited A plus 2 broadway + dangler
One way AA hands (eg AA83)
QQ with two broadway
KK with connectors

Button
Raising Hands
All UTG and MP hands

Limping Hands
As above plus 3 cards hands with a dangler
KK, QQ, JJ one way hands

Small Blind
Complete with my CO range
Raise with entire UTG range

Big Blind
Raise with UTG range - maybe some of MP range if 3 players + in the pot

Where there has been a single raise then revert to range two positions prior - so if I am OTB with a raise in front revert to MP range. If in MP revert to UTG raising hands

If pot is 3 bet before I act revert only to UTG raising range - unless I have a non one way AA hand and get AI PF or close to it - in which case jam it.

Just as a rule of thumb (obv things will change because of stacks sizes, player aggro tendencies, etc) what do you make of these ranges? Too tight, too loose?

Thanks

[germanfalcon]

If you only raise with AAxx hands from UTG and MP you are an easy target. You should also raise with other hands to mix it up a little bit.

Also I wouldnt recommend limp in an unopened pot from CO or Button. What line do you play there? check/fold if you dont hit? I think its a little bit weak and you fold to most bets there.

Does your hand chart belong to 6max or FR?