Charts are a good guideline to begin. Some players keep using them, and I won't say that's wrong but the hands you open should highly depend on who you have on your left (and what you are comfortable with).
Say we have a super light 3-bettor on our left (somebody who keeps re-raising you), It might not be a smart move to now open a wide variaty of hands when you are EP (early position)
I would them drop small suited connectors, low suited Aces, I would stick more to a tight opening range that consists of pairs, strong suited aces.. broadways
Same goes for a calling station on your left, might not be a smart idea to open 34s in MP, when you have a calling station in the CO (straight to your left in a 6-max setting). He calls you with any Ax, any Kx, any Qx... well... Open poker stove... check yourself what it means to have a high cold calling %.
Thats not your biggest problem, it's kind of hard to bluff a calling station with 4 high even if the dude has thirth pair, low kicker.. He will call, that's his nature.
So, whenever I see a question like: Should I play THIS hand... A good poker player will always say: It depends.
Same as in business.
It depends a lot, on position, on players to your left, your image, how good of a hand reader you are..etc etc
In that regard that are no 'unplayable hands', if you are in the BTN (the best steal position there is), a hand like Q2o is perfect to open with two nits in the blinds, with a strong player (good handreader etc) I would not open it if I know/think he is better than me, with two loose type of players I would never open it.
/ ex pro poker player (retired 2012, played up to 400nl)
Say we have a super light 3-bettor on our left (somebody who keeps re-raising you), It might not be a smart move to now open a wide variaty of hands when you are EP (early position)
I would them drop small suited connectors, low suited Aces, I would stick more to a tight opening range that consists of pairs, strong suited aces.. broadways
Same goes for a calling station on your left, might not be a smart idea to open 34s in MP, when you have a calling station in the CO (straight to your left in a 6-max setting). He calls you with any Ax, any Kx, any Qx... well... Open poker stove... check yourself what it means to have a high cold calling %.
Thats not your biggest problem, it's kind of hard to bluff a calling station with 4 high even if the dude has thirth pair, low kicker.. He will call, that's his nature.
So, whenever I see a question like: Should I play THIS hand... A good poker player will always say: It depends.
Same as in business.
It depends a lot, on position, on players to your left, your image, how good of a hand reader you are..etc etc
In that regard that are no 'unplayable hands', if you are in the BTN (the best steal position there is), a hand like Q2o is perfect to open with two nits in the blinds, with a strong player (good handreader etc) I would not open it if I know/think he is better than me, with two loose type of players I would never open it.
/ ex pro poker player (retired 2012, played up to 400nl)
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