Big Winners Don't Memorize Preflop Charts. They Use Them Like This.

Hungry Horse
12 Jan 2026
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players
Strategy
12 Jan 2026
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players

This video teaches advanced preflop strategy for live poker. Learn why memorizing charts isn't enough. Discover how to adjust ranges based on opponents, stack depth, and position. Master three-betting, squeezing, and four-betting while avoiding common preflop traps.

The biggest winners don't just follow preflop charts - they adjust based on six key questions: villain's range, post-flop edge, stack depth, bet sizing, rake structure, and players left to act. Understanding these variables transforms mechanical play into profitable exploitation.

Critical Preflop Adjustments:

  • Open wider when you have post-flop edge over opponents, especially against fish in the blinds
  • Tighten up against aggressive tables and skilled players who can punish wide ranges
  • Stack depth matters—deep play favors suited hands that make straights and flushes over high cards
  • Rake structure impacts range width—high rake games require tighter preflop selections
  • Position determines range width, but opponent tendencies matter more than chart positions
  • Against passive players who under-three-bet, the exploit is folding more, not four-betting
  • Seven red flags signal ultra-strong hands: recreational five-bets, oversized four-bets over 35% of stack, cold four-bets from weak players, larger-than-usual open sizes, habitual limper raises, limp-reraises, and big blind three-bets versus early position opens
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