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Opening from the hijack

When the action folds to you in the hijack, the starting chart opens 22% of hands in a 6-max cash game with 100 big blinds.

Why this range

One fewer player is left to act than under the gun, so a few more suited aces and connected hands become opens.

You will still be out of position against the cutoff and the button whenever they call, so the range stays on the tight side.

How wide to open

The chart raises 22% of hands and folds the rest. There is no calling when everyone before you has folded: if a hand is good enough to play, it is good enough to raise.

The chart raises to 2.5 big blinds. Use the same size with every hand you open, so that the size says nothing about your cards.

When someone has raised before you

Your range is narrower against a raise than when you are first in, and it depends on who opened. In the starting charts: against an open from UTG, raise 3% of hands and call 4%.

The earlier the opener sits, the stronger their range, and the tighter you should continue.

About the numbers

The figures come from the rule-of-thumb charts on this site, not from a solver. They are a sound default to learn first. In the trainer you can edit every chart and train on the hands at the edge of the range.

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Practise it

Reading is the easy part. Play the hand of the day, or deal ten hands in the trainer and see which of these decisions cost you the most.