Playing K9s from the button when it's 5-handed is probably a good idea. This assumes that your opponents have adjusted their ranges to account for the rapid blinds. UTG is still the HJ in this game (HJ = Hijack = 2 off the button). I mean, his UTG range should be wider than when the table's full. He's closer to the button, and the blinds come around faster. Both dictate a wider range.

Are your stats on Villain all from 5-handed play? At least 6-handed?

How positionally aware is he? Does he play noticeably tighter from EP, and noticeably looser from CO/BTN when the table's full?
With over 800 hands, can you filter for his VPIP by position? If so, can you post it?

These questions are important because the 20% VPIP is (usually) the average of all positions. If he's positionally aware, we'll assign a tighter starting range for him PRE.


OTF: OK, he C-bet. What kind of hands is he C-betting on this board when it's 3-handed?
QJT hits all kinds of stuff that wants to call and not raise. It also hits all the PP's an UTG range would hold.

You have near the top of your range... so why not raise instead of call?

OTT: How often does Villain hold a set here? It's not obvious that he always has a straight, to me.