Quote Originally Posted by Zorkion View Post
seriously? aqs is your worst hand in utg? is that a standard play these days, or are you just nitty?
I don't know what you mean by "standard play" in this context.

It is standard for me to play { 99+,AK,AQs } from UTG at a table with "unknowns" (Villains who just joined). I will widen that range by adding PP's as I gain reads, but never to the point of adding AJs. So in that context, yes, it is "standard play" for me to never get involved with AJ or worse from UTG.

Is that too nitty? Heavens no! I have no dead money in front of me, and I also have no information about any of the villains' hands. A total range of 4% or so is absolutely fine for UTG. I'd suggest that anyone who finds this tight range to be nitty should give it a try and see what happens to his winrate from UTG.

From the BTN, I open/steal/get involved with over 40% of hands. My overall VPIP is ~17%, which is LAG at full ring games. I'd posit if your overall VPIP is above 19% for FR, you're not LAG, you're a spew-monkey. That said, your positional VPIP on the BTN is fine if it's 35 - 50%. So you can easily have positional ranges that are quite high or low compared to the average.