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Originally Posted by windsurfer1
I have a question about PokerSnowie's preflop advisor ranges.
I ran the suggested actions for facing a range under two scenarios:
1) UTG+1 raises, hero is in dealer position
2) Dealer raises, hero is in big blind position
The calling range under the second scenario is MUCH wider / larger than the first, which looks very narrow to me. Is this to be expected? In the big bind position we've already put in one big blind so I understand that the pot odds are better. But you will be playing out of position.
In general the range in #1 is in general far narrower than I would have guessed off the top of my head. It says to fold AJo in dealer position if someone raises before you. I'm pretty sure I ran it correctly. Am I missing something here or is this actually correct?
The BTN opens much wider than UTG does, so this means the BB can call much more often vs a BTN open than an UTG open, because he'll literally have more equity against the range he's facing.
e.g. The "worst" hand someone might open UTG could be JTs or ATo or 66. Hands like A7o don't do well if those are the worst hands they are up against, so should usually be folded in the BB vs an UTG open. But the BTN is opening hands like T9o and 76s, so hands like A7o, QT and K7s are often ahead and can defend vs a late position steal.
AJo doesn't play very well against an UTG opener's range (it only dominates AT, but is crushed by AQ+ and JJ+), so it's usually folded in position, or used as a 3-bet bluff. It's also incapable of continuing if you flat on the button and one of the blinds squeezes. In today's aggressive games, you can't really do much flatting in position.