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MTT Poker Guides

An MTT open-raise range is the set of starting hands you open the betting with from a given position, adjusted for your stack depth. These free guides explain how to build and read those ranges in 6-Max, position by position and stack depth by stack depth. Each guide draws on the ranges in the RangerPro library, with 13x13 matrices and concrete hand examples.

Fundamentals

Why position matters in poker Why the same hand is worth a fortune on the button and nothing under the gun Read the guide arrow_forward
The same hand, two seats
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UTG Fold BTN Raise

Diagnostics and beginner mistakes

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Why you keep losing at MTT poker The recurring leaks that sink your ROI in online tournaments arrow_forward The 10 preflop mistakes beginners make in MTTs The top mistakes that wreck your preflop before the flop even comes arrow_forward How to avoid busting on the bubble in MTTs ICM explained simply for beginners arrow_forward SB limp then BB raise: how to read the chart Why so many cells are greyed out arrow_forward

Guides by position

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UTG Opening from UTG in MTTs HJ Opening from the Hijack in MTTs CO Opening from the Cutoff in MTTs BTN Opening from the Button in MTTs SB Opening from the Small Blind in MTTs BB Opening from the Big Blind in MTTs

Guides by stack depth

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  1. 01 Deep Stack Opening Strategy (100bb) Maximum ranges with full implied odds 100bb chevron_right
  2. 02 Medium Stack Opening Strategy (40-50bb) Tighter ranges as implied odds shrink 50bb 40bb chevron_right
  3. 03 Short Stack Opening Strategy (15-25bb) Simplified ranges in the danger zone 25bb 20bb 15bb chevron_right
  4. 04 Push/Fold Strategy (10-13bb) All-in or fold, the final simplification 13bb 10bb chevron_right

Practice with real ranges

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