KQo from UTG, first in — fold, call or raise?
The answer
Raise
open-raise
The math: KQo is the only offsuit king in this UTG chart, so it opens while KJo folds.
Why
King-queen offsuit makes strong top pairs and broadway draws. This range includes it as the lone offsuit king, while KJo remains just outside the simplified boundary. Raise KQo first in.
The spot
- Your seat
- UTG
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- K♠ Q♥
- Board
- Preflop — no board yet
- Pot
- POT · $3
- Action on you
- You’re first to act
Every option
Foldgive up the hand
Why not: KQo is the one non-ace offsuit broadway strong enough to open under the gun — folding is too tight.
Calllimp in
Why not: Limping surrenders the initiative a raise wins and invites a crowd against a hand that wants to play heads-up.
Raiseopen-raiseCorrect
2bb · $4 · 2.5bb · $5 · 3bb · $6
The idea behind it
Range boundaries differ by hand family. This UTG chart opens ATo+ among offsuit aces, but only KQo among offsuit kings.
Concept: Range edges
Terms in this spot
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The trainer deals this hand with hints, grading and spaced repetition — and randomized variations of it once you have seen it.