EARLY PHASEBasic Pre-Flop PlayHand Category No Raise No Raise Raise

Button or Cut Any other Any positionCategory 1 Raise Raise Re-RaiseCategory 2 Raise Raise Re-RaiseCategory 3 Raise Fold FoldCategory 4 Raise Fold FoldCategory 5- Fold Fold Fold

MIDDLE PHASECorrect hands to play pre-flopScenario Position 10B+ 10BB to 5BB Less than 5BBEveryone Folds to you Small blind or Button Category 7 Category 8 Category 8

1 or 2 seats off Button Category 6 Category 7 Category 8Earlier Position Category 5 Category 6 Category 7

One or more limpers Any Position Category 4 Category 5 Category 6Someone Raises Any Position Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

BUBBLE PHASECorrect all-in pushes on the bubbleYour Position You're the biggest unfolded stack An active player has a bigger stackCut-off Category 8 Category 5Button or Small Blind Category 8 Category 6 Correct calling of an all-in as a medium stack on the bubblePusher's Stack Size 10BB 8BB 6BB 4BB 2BBIn the Big Blind Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5Any other Position Category 1 Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Correct calling of an all-in as a big or short stack on the bubblePusher's Stack Size 10BB 8BB 6BB 4BB 2BBIn the Big Blind Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6 Any 2 cardsAny other Position Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6

THREE HANDEDCorrect all-in pushes with three players remainingYour Position You're the biggest unfolded stack An active player has a bigger stackButton or Small Blind Category 8 Category 7 Correct times to call a push with a medium stack, with three players remainingEffective Stack Size 10BB 8BB 6BB 4BB 2BBIn the Big Blind Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6 Category 8Any other Position Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6 Correct times to call a push as big or small stack, with three players remainingEffective Stack Size 10BB 8BB 6BB 4BB 2BBIn the Big Blind Category 4 Category 5 Category 6 Category 7 Category 8Any other Position Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6 Category 7

HEADS UPPre-flop heads-up (with no raise from your opponent)Effective Stack Size You're the Button You're the Big Blind, he limps0-8 BB Any Two Cards Any Two Cards8-12 BB Category 8 Category 712+ BB Raise 3BB Category 8+ Raise 4BB Category 6+ Call a RR Category 5+ Call a RR Category 4+ Pre-flop heads-up (after a button raise from your opponent)Effective Stack Size Recommendation0 - 2.5 BB Call with Any Two Cards2.5 - 4 BB Call All in or Reraise All in with Category 74 - 12 BB Call All in or Reraise All in with Category 612+ BB, He Raises to 3BB or smaller Quadruple the Raise with Category 5, Call with Category 6-712+ BB, He Raises to more than 3BB Push All in with Category 5

Category 1: AA, KK

Category 2: QQ, AKs, AKo, JJ

Category 3: AQs, AQo, TT, 99

Category 4: AJs, KQs, 88, 77

Category 5: AJo, ATs, ATo, KQo, KJs, 66, 55

Category 6: A9s-A2s, KJo, KTs, QJs, QTs, JTs, 44, 33, 22

Category 7: A9-A2, KTo, QJo, QTo, JTo, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s

Category 8: K9s, K9o, K8s, K8o, Q9s, Q8s, J9s, T8s, T9o, 97s, 98o, 86s, 87o, 75s, 76o, 64s

Pot Odds decisions2.5:1 or better - call with any two.2:1 or better - call with a category 5+1.5:1 or better - call with a category 4+<1.5:1 - call with a category 3+