fr utg range question

Originally Posted by rong

So I normally open something like:

77+, AQs, AK. 68 combos.

If I'm 3b, villain dependent of course, I prob continue with:

TT+, AK. 42 combos.

So basically 77-99 and AQs get folded.

So am I better off scrapping say the low pps and replacing them with say AXs?

If so, what table dynamics would make one range preferable to the other?

Or... does this not really matter.

i think ur thinking about this all wrong, rong. getting 3bet isn't the issue.

The further u are from the BTN, the less steal equity you have, and so it becomes more difficult to show a profit by playing hands that rely on stealing. Therefore (paraphrasing Ed Miller):

• Avoid playing speculative hands unless you expect to have significant Steal Equity (E.g. fold speculative hands like SCs, Suited Aces if there are tough/aggro players likely to enter the pot w/ position on you).
• If you have low Steal Equity, then you must have high Showdown Equity in order to play. If you don’t, then fold.

Bottom line - unless ur good at stealing OOP, focus on high Showdown Equity hands