Preflop Range Chart (6-Max GTO)
A preflop range chart shows which hands to play from each position at the poker table — and what to do with them: open-raise, 3-bet, call, or fold. The interactive chart below covers every position in a 6-max No-Limit Hold'em cash game at 100bb, built from simplified GTO solver output. Free, no signup.
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Ranges are step one.
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Find my leak — free quiz →How do you read a preflop range chart?
Every chart uses the same 13×13 layout. Pocket pairs run down the diagonal (AA in the top left, 22 in the bottom right). Suited hands sit above the diagonal, offsuit hands below it — so AKs and AKo are different cells, because suitedness changes a hand's value a lot. Each cell's color is the action: mint for the aggressive action (open-raise or 3-bet), blue for call, dark for fold.
To use it: pick your position, check whether the pot is unopened (use the RFI row) or someone already raised (use a "facing a raise" spot), find your hand, act. The fastest way to internalize a range is to learn its shape — all pairs, suited aces, broadways, then progressively weaker suited connectors as you get closer to the button — rather than memorizing 169 cells one at a time.
What do the split cells (mixed frequencies) mean?
A split cell means the solver doesn't always play the hand the same way — K8s might be opened 50% of the time from UTG and folded the other 50%. Solvers mix on borderline hands because playing them at full frequency would make the range too wide (exploitable), while never playing them leaves money behind. Tap any cell in the chart to see its exact percentages.
Practical advice: if you're not playing high stakes, round mixes to the nearest pure action and move on. The EV lost by ignoring a 30% frequency open is tiny; the EV lost by misplaying your clear opens and folds is not. Mixed strategies are the last 2% of preflop — the first 98% is playing the solid-colored cells correctly.
What are the biggest preflop range mistakes?
- Playing too loose from early position. UTG opens only about 24% of hands in these charts. Calling or opening K9o, QTo or J8s "because it looks playable" from the first seat is the classic too-loose leak — those hands are profitable from the button, not UTG.
- Playing too tight in the big blind. Against a button open you already have money in the pot and close the action — the BB defends around 41% of hands here. Folding everything but premiums to steals bleeds a blind every orbit; it's the too-tight leak in its purest form.
- Flat-calling hands that should 3-bet. Calling with AK or QQ "to see a flop" invites multiway pots where their equity edge shrinks. Note how the defense charts 3-bet these hands at 100%.
- Open-limping. No chart on this page contains a limp. Entering the pot with a raise puts pressure on the blinds and builds pots you dominate — if a hand isn't worth a raise first-in, it's a fold.
Not sure which of these is your leak? The 2-minute leak quiz diagnoses it from real hands.
Every range on this page, as text
The same ranges the interactive chart renders, in standard notation — handy for study notes. Percentages are combo-weighted shares of all 1,326 starting-hand combos; hands in brackets are mixed-frequency plays.
UTG open-raise (RFI)
First-in from UTG (under the gun), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
Open-raise (≈24.1% of hands): 22+, A2s+, K9s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, ATo+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo [mixed: 97s 50%, K8s 50%, T8s 50%, 53s 30%, 64s 30%, 75s 30%, 86s 30%, J8s 30%, Q8s 30%]
MP open-raise (RFI)
First-in from MP (middle position / lojack), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
Open-raise (≈30.9% of hands): 22+, A2s+, K7s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 97s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, 54s, A9o+, K9o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T9o [mixed: 53s 70%, 75s 70%, 43s 50%, 64s 50%, K6s 50%, J7s 40%, Q7s 40%, T7s 30%]
CO open-raise (RFI)
First-in from CO (cutoff), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
Open-raise (≈38.1% of hands): 22+, A2s+, K5s+, Q7s+, J7s+, T7s+, 97s+, 86s+, 75s+, 64s+, 53s+, 43s, A7o+, K8o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T9o, 98o, 87o [mixed: K4s 70%, 96s 60%, 85s 50%, Q6s 50%, 74s 40%, J6s 40%, 42s 30%, T6s 30%, 32s 20%]
BTN open-raise (RFI)
First-in from BTN (button), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
Open-raise (≈53.2% of hands): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J4s+, T5s+, 95s+, 85s+, 74s+, 64s+, 53s+, 43s, 32s, A2o+, K7o+, Q8o+, J8o+, T8o+, 97o+, 87o, 76o, 65o
SB open-raise (RFI)
First-in from SB (small blind), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
Open-raise (≈45.0% of hands): 22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q4s+, J6s+, T6s+, 96s+, 86s+, 75s+, 64s+, 53s+, 43s, A2o+, K8o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T9o, 98o, 87o [mixed: Q3s 60%, J5s 50%, 85s 40%, 95s 40%, Q2s 40%, T5s 40%]
BB defend vs UTG open
BB facing a standard open-raise from UTG (under the gun), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
3-bet (≈3.0% of hands): JJ+, AKs, AKo
Call (≈10.6% of hands): TT-33, AQs-A9s, A5s-A2s, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, AQo
BB defend vs MP open
BB facing a standard open-raise from MP (middle position / lojack), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
3-bet (≈3.8% of hands): TT+, AQs+, AKo
Call (≈18.4% of hands): 99-22, AJs-A2s, K7s+, Q8s+, J9s+, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, AQo-ATo, KTo+, QJo
BB defend vs CO open
BB facing a standard open-raise from CO (cutoff), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
3-bet (≈4.7% of hands): TT+, AQs+, AQo+
Call (≈21.7% of hands): 99-22, AJs-A2s, K4s+, Q7s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 53s+, 43s, AJo-ATo, KTo+, QTo+, JTo
BB defend vs BTN open
BB facing a standard open-raise from BTN (button), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
3-bet (≈3.3% of hands): JJ+, AQs+, AKo
Call (≈38.5% of hands): TT-22, AJs-A2s, K2s+, Q2s+, J5s+, T5s+, 95s+, 85s+, 74s+, 64s+, 53s+, 43s, AQo-A5o, K9o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T9o, 98o
BB defend vs SB open
BB facing a standard open-raise from SB (small blind), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
3-bet (≈7.5% of hands): 99+, AJs+, KQs, AJo+, KQo
Call (≈47.5% of hands): 88-22, ATs-A2s, KJs-K2s, Q2s+, J6s+, T6s+, 95s+, 85s+, 74s+, 64s+, 53s+, 43s, 32s, ATo-A5o, KJo-K4o, Q6o+, J7o+, T7o+, 97o+, 87o, 76o
BTN defend vs CO open
BTN facing a standard open-raise from CO (cutoff), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
3-bet (≈5.3% of hands): TT+, AJs+, KQs, AQo+
Call (≈19.6% of hands): 99-22, ATs-A2s, KJs-K7s, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, AJo-ATo, KTo+, QTo+, JTo
CO defend vs MP open
CO facing a standard open-raise from MP (middle position / lojack), 6-max cash, 100bb deep.
3-bet (≈3.6% of hands): JJ+, AQs+, KQs, AKo
Call (≈12.2% of hands): TT-22, AJs-A9s, A5s-A2s, KJs-KTs, QTs+, JTs, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, AQo-AJo, KQo
Preflop range chart FAQ
What is a preflop range chart?
A preflop range chart shows which starting hands to play from each position at the table, laid out on a 13×13 grid: pairs on the diagonal, suited hands above it, offsuit hands below it. Each cell is colored by the recommended action — raise, call, or fold — so you can see the whole strategy for a position at a glance.
What does RFI mean in poker?
RFI stands for 'raise first in' — the range of hands you open-raise when everyone before you has folded. RFI ranges are the foundation of preflop play: they get wider as you move from early position (UTG) toward the button, because fewer players are left to act behind you.
How many hands should you open from each position?
In these 6-max 100bb charts, UTG opens roughly 24% of hands, the cutoff about 38%, and the button around 53%. The exact numbers matter less than the trend: every seat closer to the button lets you profitably play more hands.
Are these preflop ranges exactly GTO?
They are simplified from widely published solver outputs (GTO Wizard / Upswing style solutions) for 6-max cash at 100bb — close enough for real play. Tiny mixed frequencies are rounded so the charts are learnable; any EV difference from a pixel-perfect solution is far smaller than the cost of the preflop leaks most players actually have.
Can I use a preflop chart while playing online?
Most poker sites allow static preflop charts, but rules differ — check your site's terms before using any aid at the table. The better long-term play is to drill the shapes until you don't need the chart: ranges follow patterns (pairs, suited aces, broadways, suited connectors) that become automatic quickly.
What stakes and stack depth are these ranges for?
6-max No-Limit Hold'em cash games at 100 big blinds effective. They transfer well to any low or mid-stakes game; at very different stack depths (short-stacked tournaments, 200bb+ deep) optimal ranges shift and these charts should only be treated as a starting point.