Holdem Limit Preflop Fullring

Definitions:

Holdem = Texas Holdem Poker

Limit = In opposite to No-Limit Holdem the bet sizes and number of raises are limited for each round

Preflop = The first betting round before the three flop cards are dealt

Fullring = a 9 or 10 seat table with at least seven players seated

"Tight is right" is a common saying for Fullring Limit games. Tight and aggressive to be exactly,

But how do you know if you play correctly?

Well - as mentioned in our poker software section you should use a poker statistics program like Poker Tracker (version 2 or 3).

This software provides usefull information about:

Tight/Loose Style
Your VPIP should be between 15% and 21%. Anything above 30% is too loose. Below 12% you are playing too tight.
Follow the Starting Hand Chart (SHC) recommended later and you will be fine.
Preflop Aggression (PFR)
Your total PFR sould be at least 50% of your VPIP, even better a little bit higher. (Example: VPIP = 18% PFR at least 9% - better 10% or 11%)
Also divide for each position other than the Small Blind the PFR by the VPIP.
(we recommend to use Excel for this). If you get a number smaller than 0.5, you are not aggressive enough out of this position.
Position Stats
Check VPIP for each position. Look down the list of your VPIP from Button to UTG (under the gun). You should see a steadily dropping VPIP the farther you get from the Button.
TheButton VPIP should be at least 50% larger than the UTG VPIP.
Example: Button VPIP = 25% and UTG VPIP = 14%
Blind Stealing
Your 'Attempts to steal Blinds" percentage should be at least 20%.
Blind Defence
Here you can filter in Poker Tracker when there was an attempt to steal your blinds and you've decided to defend.
The BB/Hand result has to be bigger than 0.375 !! Else it would be better, if you would never defend your blinds.
Ideally you have here a (small) positve result