Under the gun (UTG) preflop range
From under the gun in a 6-max game, raise about 14.3% of hands , 190 of the 1,326 possible combinations, when the action folds to you. Under the gun acts first before the flop with five players still to come, which makes it the tightest seat at the table.
UTG opening range · Cash · 100bb
14.3% of hands·190 combos
Hands to raise when the action folds to UTG at 100 big blinds.
UTG facing a 3-bet · Cash · 100bb
4.9% of hands·66 combos
How to continue after opening from UTG and getting raised, at 100 big blinds.
UTG opening range · Tournament · 40bb
13.1% of hands·174 combos
Hands to raise when the action folds to UTG at 40 big blinds.
UTG facing a 3-bet · Tournament · 40bb
3.8% of hands·50 combos
How to continue after opening from UTG and getting raised, at 40 big blinds.
Playing from under the gun
Every hand opened from here has to get through five opponents, and any one of them can wake up with a better one. The range is built almost entirely from hands that hold their value in a multiway pot: pairs, big broadways, and the suited aces that can make the nut flush. Marginal offsuit hands that look playable in isolation are exactly the hands that get dominated here.
Methodology
These are reference charts, not solver output. They approximate published GTO-adjacent 6-max strategies and are rounded to ranges that are practical to memorise. Cash charts assume 100 big blinds, tournament charts 40. Treat them as a starting framework, not as a solved answer for a specific opponent.
Questions about the under the gun range
How many hands should I open from under the gun?
About 14.3% of hands, roughly 190 of the 1,326 possible combinations, in a six-handed cash game at 100 big blinds.
Does the under the gun range change in a tournament?
Yes. At 40 big blinds there is less money behind, so hands that rely on winning a large pot later, small pairs and speculative suited hands, lose value, while fold equity becomes cheaper to buy. The tournament chart on this page reflects that.
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