What Is Poker Preflop

The term preflop is used in variants of poker that include community cards and have a flop. It refers (logically enough) to that portion of the hand which is played prior to the dealing of the flop.

How much should you bet preflop?

Here’s some quick tips for pre-flop bet-sizing. In general, you want to open raise 3 to 5 times the amount of the big blind. So, if the BB is 5 chips, raise somewhere between 15 and 25 chips. However, if there are limpers already in the pot, you need to add extra chips, generally one BB per limper.

What is a preflop chart?

These charts are designed to be used when deciding whether or not to play your first two cards. They are based on game theory and essentially help you play perfect poker. You may have heard of these hands referred to as the game theory optimal (GTO) way to play poker. …