TP in position

[OngBonga]

do NOT fold pre

Ok, this is 5-handed, and I've had this discussion before when I joined this site. Do we assume an UTG range for opener, or a HJ range? When I'm playing 5-handed, I'm still very tight from UTG, and still assume UTG is raising tight unless I see showdowns to tell me otherwise. That's why I fold, but if this is a leak I need to address it. I have respect for a 19/17 UTG 5-handed, maybe too much respect. Is it reasonable to think villain could be raising KTs and the like?

[spoonitnow]

Ok, this is 5-handed, and I've had this discussion before when I joined this site. Do we assume an UTG range for opener, or a HJ range? When I'm playing 5-handed, I'm still very tight from UTG, and still assume UTG is raising tight unless I see showdowns to tell me otherwise. That's why I fold, but if this is a leak I need to address it. I have respect for a 19/17 UTG 5-handed, maybe too much respect. Is it reasonable to think villain could be raising KTs and the like?

If you're playing 5-handed and you're 2 off of the button, that's the same as if you're 6-handed and the guy 3 off of the button folds. All under the gun means is that you're the first person to act. I mean if you're the first person to act 4-handed, are you saying you should open similar ranges as if you're the first person to act 10-handed? You're not the first person to ask this, but come on.

[OngBonga]

I mean if you're the first person to act 4-handed, are you saying you should open similar ranges as if you're the first person to act 10-handed? You're not the first person to ask this, but come on.

No, not at all, but do we play tighter in UTG 5-handed as maybe HJ 9-handed when folded round?

If a game is 9-handed and it's folded round to HJ, who opens, I give him a looser range, obviously, than when he opens UTG. But if I then play this same player 5-handed, should his UTG opening range be similar to his HJ opening range 9-handed? Or should we play tighter? I realise I'm probably asking dumb questions, but I'm folding KTs UTG 5-handed, and maybe not 9-handed when folded to me at the HJ. Am I playing too tight UTG 5-handed, and assuming too tight an opening range for players in this position?