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Originally Posted by Mason Malmuth
Hi jdr:
I think this is a misconception. A good book will have you playing tight if first in early, but then the strategy should open up a lot if you're first in late. For example, if first in UTG in a nine handed game I open with 88+, ATs+, AQo+, KQs. That's not many hands.
If on the button and no one else is in I'll open with 22+, A2s+, A3o+, K3s+, K9o+, Q5s+, Q9o+, J7s+, J9o+, 96s+, 98o, 86+, 75s+, 65s, and this can change a fair amount depending on my opinion of how the blinds play. Notice that this is quite a big difference from UTG.
Not the point you were making, but your range raises a question in my mind:
Your UTG opening range is about 6% and the same range advocated in Stoxtrader's book, which you publish. But the Newall book, which you also publish, advocates a range of about 10%, specifically 66+, ATs+, KJs+, QJs, JTs, AJo+, and KQo. Why the difference? Live vs. online? Giving up a little +ev to reduce variance? Just a different playing style with not much difference in ev? I'm curious why the difference. Thanks.