Preflop Guru is a solver-based (GTO) preflop training site for advanced poker players. Some of the best holdings on the starting hands chart include the following two-card hands: Pocket Aces Pocket aces (aka “Pocket Rockets” or “Bullets”) is the best Texas Hold’em starting hand. Looking down at two aces as your hole cards means you should get as much money in the pot as possible in the preflop betting round.
In Holdem, when you have a very short stack of 10bb or less, your preflop strategy is basically limited to shoving or calling a shove. An optimal strategy will depend on your opponent’s flaws, as exploiting their flaws will be the most profitable approach.
However, it is essential to comprehend what a balanced preflop gto strategy is so that you can spot their leaks and avoid making errors yourself. The Texas Holdem poker hands charts that we will present below will help you master preflop gto strategy when playing with a short stack.
Gto based Preflop Shove Strategy – Early Position
From an early position, even with a short stack, you must play your strongest hands. This means playing mostly premium starting hands and suited Broadway cards.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for shoving under the gun in a 9 handed-table with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Gto based Preflop Shove Strategy – Middle Position
From a middle position, you still play strong hands. Now you can add some more suited starting hands, notably suited aces, some more additional unsuited Broadway cards, like KJo and small pairs.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for shoving from middle position 2 in a 9 handed-table with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Gto based Preflop Shove Strategy – Late Position
From late position, as the players left to act are reduced, your push range starts to become much wider.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for shoving from the cutoff with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
From the button, your range can be even looser. Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for shoving from the cutoff with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Gto based Preflop Shove Strategy – Small Blind
From the small blind, you can become super aggressive. Now you only have to worry about the big blind having a strong hand!
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for shoving from the small blind with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Gto based Calling a Shove Strategy – Early Position
When you are facing a shove, as the gap concept suggests you need a stronger hand than what you would shove with in the same position if you were first in.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from utg +1 an utg shove with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Gto based Calling a Shove Strategy – Middle Position
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from middle position a shove from middle position with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Gto based Calling a Shove Strategy – Late Position
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from the button a shove from middle position with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from the button a shove from the cutoff with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Gto based Calling a Shove Strategy – The Blinds
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from the small blind a shove from under the gun with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from the small blind a shove from middle position with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from the big blind a shove from the cutoff with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from the big blind a shove from the button with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
Below is a Texas Holdem gto based chart for calling from the big blind a shove from the small blind with a 10bb, 8bb, and 6bbstack.
- vs Open
- Squeeze
- vs 3bet
- vs 4bet
These preflop ranges have been specifically designed for 100BB deep games with medium rake.
Each preflop matrix will have a raise size associated with it which must be used for the range to be balanced.
Poker Preflop Chart
New Color Key
Purple = 100% Raise
Red = 75% Raise, 25% Call
Orange = 50% Raise, 50% Call
Yellow = 25% Raise, 75% Call
Green = 100% Call
Pink = 25% Raise, 75% Fold
Dark Blue = 50% Raise, 50% Fold
White = 50% Call, 50% Fold
Light Blue = 25% Raise, 25% Call, 50% Fold
Grey = 100% Fold
Old Color Key
Red = Always Raise
Orange = Often Raise, otherwise Call
Yellow = Sometimes Raise, otherwise Call
Green = Always Call
Pink = Sometimes Raise, otherwise Fold
White = Call or Fold
Blue = Raise, Call or Fold
Grey = Always Fold
Seat Names
Big Blind (BB): The player in the big blind
Small Blind (SB): The player in the small blind
Preflop Charts Pdf
Button (BU): The player on the button
Cutoff (CO): The player to the immediate right of the button
Poker Hand Range Chart
Hijack (HJ): The player two seats to the right of the button
Lojack (LJ): The player three seats to the right of the button. First to act in 6-max
Under-The-Gun +2 (UTG2): The player four seats to the right of the button
Under-The-Gun +1 (UTG1): The player five seats to the right of the button
Under-The-Gun (UTG): The player six seats to the right of the button. First to act in Full Ring
Early Position (EP): Either UTG, UTG1 or UTG2
Middle Position (MP): Either LJ or HJ
Late Position (LP): Either CO or BTN