Find the hands added in late position
Compare the cutoff with the hijack, especially weaker suited kings and queens. A hand such as K2s sits near the boundary in this chart. Its mixed frequency is a useful practice spot because opening it every time would differ from the displayed strategy.
The button still has position on you
Opening from the cutoff does not guarantee position after the flop. If the button calls, you will act first against them. Avoid copying the wider button range just because both seats are described as late position.
Use the displayed raise size
This chart opens to 2.3bb. A larger opening size changes the price offered to opponents and the cost of stealing the blinds. Keep the range and its size together when studying the spot.
How to read a poker range chart
The 13×13 grid contains all 169 starting-hand classes in No-Limit Texas Hold’em. Pairs run down the diagonal, from AA to 22. Suited hands sit above it (AKs), and offsuit hands below it (AKo). T means ten.
The legend gives the action and total range percentage. A split cell means the hand mixes actions: 75% raise and 25% fold means raising three quarters of the time. It does not describe the hand’s chance of winning. Raise sizes are the total bet in big blinds, not the extra amount added.
Overall percentages count card combinations: each pair has 6, each suited hand 4, and each offsuit hand 12, for 1,326 combinations in total. Simply counting coloured squares would give a different, misleading percentage.
Is a cutoff opening range also a calling range?
No. Opening assumes the pot is unopened. Calling or three-betting an existing raise depends on the opener’s position and size, so it uses a different chart.
Using these charts
Changing stack depth, rake, opening size, or the number of players changes the situation. Study the assumptions alongside the hands.
Put the range into practice
Make decisions, get feedback, and track your accuracy in the preflop drill.
Practise this range