Playing before the flop

Strategy: Fixed Limit

The Starting Hands Chart (SHC)

BUCO

MP3

MP2

MP

UTG+2 UTG+1

UTG

Big Blind

Small Blind

The Starting Hands Chart (SHC) – The cards

► Card descriptions

Two2…… …

Nine9TenT

JackJQueenQ

KingKAceA

► The different suits

AKs

JTs

AKo

JTo

Examples

BUCO

MP3

MP2

MP

UTG+2 UTG+1

UTG

Big Blind

Small Blind

Actions of the opponents before you

Early Pos. Middle Pos. Late Pos. Small Blind Big Blind

It doesn´t matter what your opponents do

Always raise!

Examples

BUCO

MP3

MP2

MP

UTG+2 UTG+1

UTG

Big Blind

Small Blind

Actions of opponents before you Early Pos. Middle Pos. Late Pos. Small Blind Big Blind

Everyone folds Fold Raise

One player calls Fold Call Check

Two or more players call Fold Call Check

One player raises and no opponents call

Fold

One player raises and one or more players call

Fold

Examples

BUCO

MP3

MP2

MP

UTG+2 UTG+1

UTG

Big Blind

Small Blind

Actions of opponents before you Early Pos. Middle Pos. Late Pos. Small Blind Big Blind

Everyone folds Raise

One player calls Raise

Two or more players call Raise

One opponents raises and no one calls

Fold Raise

One opponent raises and one or more players call

Call

Examples

BUCO

MP3

MP2

MP

UTG+2 UTG+1

UTG

Big Blind

Small Blind

Actions on opponents before you Early Pos. Middle Pos. Late Pos. Small Blind Big Blind

Everyone folds Fold Raise

One opponnent calls Fold Raise

Two or more opponents call Fold Raise

One opponent raises and no one calls

Fold Call

One opponent raises and one or more players calls

Fold (call with KQs) Call

Examples

BUCO

MP3

MP2

MP

UTG+2 UTG+1

UTG

Big Blind

Small Blind

Examples

BUCO

MP3

MP2

MP

UTG+2 UTG+1

UTG

Big Blind

Small Blind