Live Poker PREFLOP BIBLE (2024)

Want to learn how to play preflop specifically for LIVE POKER? We've got you covered!
- Open/RFI Charts
- BB Defense Charts
- 3bet Charts
- Squeezing Charts
- Defending to 3bets
- 4bet Charts
- Defending to 4bet Charts
- Adjustments vs Regs/Pros
- RED FLAGS to watch out for
- And much more!
Marc Goone breaks down the comprehensive Hungry Horse Poker Preflop Bible designed specifically for live poker.
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[@hungryhorsepoker]

Is this strategy significantly different than the one you're currently using for live poker? If so - what's the biggest shift?

[@DallasDelRio]

Me personally, I play in a card room with an hourly seat fee rather than a rack structure. At certain tables where they limp/call preflop and there isn’t a lot of aggressive players behind me, I like to overlimp with low suited Aces/Kings and low pocket pairs to potentially cooler someone when I flop big.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

@@DallasDelRiothat’s the opposite of the adjustment id be making at a passive table

[@DallasDelRio]

@@hungryhorsepokerin this situation they limp-call a large amount of the time. Literally 1/2 4 limps to me on the button and I’ll bet $25-35 and get 5 calls. They could have 52s or AQo I’ve seen people show up with both.

[@socalbum2024]

In my cash games there are rarely any 4 bets +. If it gets to 4 bet it usually is an all in and if there is a call it’s usually A’s vs K’s.

[@VenomBlazeCoCGaming]

Glad I found your channel through your voice over shorts. My biggest leak live is definitely overplaying KJo AQ/AJ/ATo type hands with large raises and over bluffing when I don’t hit / over calling larger raise sizes.

[@TotallyTribal]

Man this guy just randomly invaded my youtube shorts and now I can't get enough! Love the content

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰🥰🥰

[@CarlosRedlichRocks]

Best free poker training content on the Internet today

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰🥰🥰

[@Wolf.of.Gotham]

💯 💯

[@kzkilla808]

A lot of this I just naturally have been doing (after years of getting my head bashed in), nice to hear it laid out in a more concise and logical way tho. Your content is some of the best out there for sure ❤

[@hungryhorsepoker]

thank u thank u!

[@mikeyalvarez5678]

Marc fing Goone!! aka timothée chalamet’s stunt double in DUNE! dropping dem knowledge bombs!😘

[@hungryhorsepoker]

thats me!!!!

[@socalbum2024]

This is by far the best fundamentals of cash game instructions on the internet. Period. Full stop.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

thank you thank you glad you’re finding it useful 🥰

[@kibspoker]

Ok ive seen enoough, this is the best content out there. SUBSCRIBED!

[@jakepokervegas]

I'm in the first 10 minutes, couldn't continue watching before I come here and say "Amazing video!, perfect preflop for live games" Thank you!, now I can continue watching it! :D

[@hungryhorsepoker]

omg bless u

[@SqueakyClean87]

I started implementing more flatting versus the pros and letting the fish in behind and my win rate has skyrocketed so far this year. Thanks again Marc

[@hungryhorsepoker]

so simple yet so effective

[@lexera]

wow. bible. these are the words i live and breathe

[@davidculhane4388]

Im not folding KK pre against a rec to any bet ever for under 200 BB unless it is an uber nit OMC type. Ive seen too much wacky shit to do that. For all we know they saw one vlog where the vlogger says to mix in A5s into their 4bet and 5bet range as a bluff and they are trying it out misusing the concept. Also see a lot of recs overplay AK and 10 10-QQ pre deep stacked

[@hellocyrax]

Folding KQ early position? Jesus

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

1st time iv listened tp your video. Very goid content

[@hungryhorsepoker]

thank you!

[@TwelveandHalf]

That’s a great video and I was looking for it. Can you explain why KQo is a looser pair? I really wonder. Thanks again.

[@pakishag89]

Hi Marc, thanks so much for your videos firstly, they're helping me improve. A question I have for you, is if Villains are raising 12.5x the big blind (1/2 Texas, 300 effective), should I ever call suited connectors in LJ-Btn in position or just always be folding?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

no id never be calling suited connectors here

[@hydr0p0nic]

18:09 males zero sense why you would always 4 bet AK offsuit and only sometimes 4 bet AK suited.

[@og1kanobi40]

Why K6s and not K7s vs aggro on btn?

[@johnanthonycreative]

I am making an educated guess here but I believe it is because on boards of 2345 where villains can have an Ace there is much ore value in having the 6 then a 7 for obvious straight reasons

[@montyball2868]

Can these preflop plays also be used for micro/low online?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

yes!

[@boroskalonja1102]

cant stop watching your videos! what an amazing content!❤

[@temoornoor3162]

Great post....lol-- long time ago...th fish literally-- for real tattooed a pro's face on his shoulder...😆... The pro mentioned that he would give 10K to anyone who tattoos his face on them.... But the fish never got an escrow or made the deal. The fish came in with a tattoo on his shoulder...of his face ... Oh my God, it was the funniest thing ever... Pro never paid up... The fish still has his face on his shoulder....lol

[@hungryhorsepoker]

WUT

[@Trephining]

agreed

[@luna_trades_]

Why did you have to bring beans into this? What did they ever do to you? JK, thanks for the video!

[@St3.]

they can't even spell configuration 😂😂😂

[@hungryhorsepoker]

tru

[@jimgreenough9306]

I need someone with this much information geared at online tournament poker. This dude is awesome with his info but geared at a different scenario

[@ForeverFreeLibertyyy]

Love this dudes hair! Hes definitely a TAG

[@Trephining]

Serious question: How does employing live randomization make one a fish? Sounds drastic and hasty to conclude that based on something so simple. There are very non-distracting ways to do it. For example, suppose in your preflop strategy you, for whtaever reason, have in the scenario you are in (i.e. the table config, position, stack depth, etc) 50% in the cell that represents 74s, and you are dealt 74s. So you do the same thing every time you randomize. You glance at your watch, and if the seconds digit is odd, you play that 74s, and if the seconds digit is even, you fold that 74s. Simple enough. Now if you want to get into it opening yourself up to physical tell potential, ok,. Otherwise, why does live randomiation "fish-ify" a player categorically speaking? No watch? Can use the last letter on the second line of text showing on one of the TVs in the room, and just assign the results that each letter ges ahead of time, like A-M = "play it", and N-Z = "fold".

[@hungryhorsepoker]

you have 1 million pieces of information live from which to make decisions. what edge do i have over the sb and bb? will the sb 3b appropriately or call too much? what is my stack depth with these two players? are the players up or down on the day? will they call or fold too much post? you have enough information to be able to determine if 74s is a profitable open or not if you use your brain. randomizing takes the decision away from your brain and makes it random, which is absolutely asinine against weak players. hence - makes someone a fish.

[@boroskalonja1102]

@@hungryhorsepokercan we really open almost 80-90% on the button? i opened about 50% - buts lets try and open even much more :D

[@Dimens1oner]

Didnt see it anywhere stated, but are thesenfor 8-9handed?

[@TomRauhe]

Guy folded KK against my 4bet with AA recently because "it felt like Aces". I was dumbfounded for at least half an hour

[@schnu2u]

I’ve seen this many, many times. Unbelievable.

[@fryoungtrad]

You got owned

That's your 4 betting range. Most people's 4 betting range is aces

[@TomRauhe]

My 4 betting range is 100% of A10s and QJs and depending on player profile a LOT more than that

[@digitaldavid5633]

Your videos are so great. Love them. Please keep it up! cheers

[@hungryhorsepoker]

thank you thank you!

[@sonnyshades5519]

Is there a video in which you discuss how much to 3-bet and 4-bet?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

ranges are listed here…. i’m not sure what else you want?

[@killerdragon333]

How big is our open and how big are we 3 betting? Open 4x + 1bb per limp, 3bet pot IP and 1.5pot OOP?

[@Mossy5150]

"If we just cold call the three bet, lots of bad things can happen..." That line made me stare off into the distance as my ears began ringing louder and louder....

[@hungryhorsepoker]

oh no

[@AsoSnT]

very nice info ty so much !

[@edwardkain5006]

I’m in Tx with an hourly seat fee. Could you say a word or two about non rake considerations? Can loosen up and flat slightly more pre?

[@jrhawk0032]

I like the fact that you are only considering 200BB, if your playing cash you should top off when you lose money.

[@killerdragon333]

How does BB squeeze range compare to button squeeze range? Should it be more linear but about same % since you're playing OOP? Or should it be linear but reduced % since you are closing action + you raise larger being OOP?

[@boroskalonja1102]

incredible content!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mrbill9294]

simple and usable. excellent material

[@alangriego7308]

awesome on the poker table. Please invite your followers to come and play at huster casino. That way I can amplify the game to the next level. I notice when you're on my table. The game is on bro.

[@micahpenn8017]

Do these ranges change if playing online? How much?

[@itairoee]

Exactly what I needed to tighten (ok in some cases loosen) things up...THANKS

[@DavidAlba-u4q]

love this guy. thanks for the info bro !

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰🥰

[@og1kanobi40]

BTW I just noticed you are a Marlins fan.

[@joegroves4325]

8:24 why isn't K7s in here?

[@johnanthonycreative]

I am making an educated guess here but I believe it is because on boards of 2345 where villains can have an Ace there is much more value in having the 6 then a 7 for obvious straight reasons

[@stefanbratanov1324]

I cant imagine myself folding AJ, KQo EP or the suited A2, A6-A8s. How do you keep the discipline to fold these or in what situations you adjust and start to open those?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

the only thing i care about is winning the most amount of money

[@unoqualunque5484]

Can we call this punk poker by any chance?

[@nicholi2789]

This is great stuff man. Top tier free training content.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

glad you enjoyed 🥰

[@johannessmithenstein]

How do limpers affect this range? My BTN raising range is definitely not this wide, but that's because A2o doesn't seem so great when three people limp. If it folded to me, that's one thing.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

there is an entire section in the video on what ranges to play when people limp….

[@raphaelhudon6744]

Is the ISO range charts are good vs multiple limpers or only good for one limper ? If good for one limper what would be the adaptation for 2 or 3 limpers (bigger raise ?) ?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

for more than one limper - as a default starting place my iso range would be one range tighter than wherever the first limper limped from. so if mp and co limped, my button iso would would be ep open range. now obviously this depends upon what these guys are limping with… so take it with a grain of salt.

[@Bamboo_beach]

Love your channel, i have been thinking about limping all my holdings in early position ( first 3 spots in a 9 player game ) because most of the time someone will raise and then i can reraise. if i have AA early position and raise most of the time ill have 3 callers on average, so i was wondering if it would not be better to limp get a guy to raise and have two other players calling that raise and then i come in with a massive raise like 6x, what do you think? thanks

[@hungryhorsepoker]

don’t limp raise, just open much bigger sizes.

[@romansavciuc9373]

One of the best pieces of advice 👌 Thank you

[@luminrabbit9488]

Loved it! Absolutely fantastic video!

[@methuz2729]

Are the ranges for 5-7x open raise size?

[@superfreeeeeak]

Excited to see your approach...

[@williamrupnick5861]

Insanely good video, thank you Mark

[@pvtglarson1]

i have an off topic question... were you .. hungry horse poker... in a music video by cal scruby "sucks to be you" (

[@hungryhorsepoker]

yes

[@pvtglarson1]

@@hungryhorsepoker the mustache gave you away heh

[@azother1]

Long time (coupla months now) viewer/subscriber, 1st time commentator. Thank you for the content! Don't recall how I was turned on to (found) your channel, but I'm enjoying the content very much! Curious, where did you come up with the name Hungry Horse Poker? Are you from Montana by chance?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

i'm from st louis and gethen is from england. we started as a backing/CFP stable, so we liked the horse idea

[@Trephining]

@@hungryhorsepoker Oh, I was literally thinking that exact same question about fifteen seconds earlier, and wondered "maybe someone else is curious of that and already asked," and look, here it is. My theory was that 'hungry horse' was some kind of play on the trope of bad players being referred to as donkeys all the time, far more vocally in the late 90s/early 00s, and making a contrast. I.e. we don't want the donkeys to be well-fed, we want the opposite. Plus it has alliteration, and alliteration is awesome. Always. Always has been.

[@patthecat1800]

if EP is 12% and HJ is 20%, what are the percentages of the other positions? I would be easier to fill in the gaps if I knew how many hands I needed to add exactly.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

missing the forest for the trees here. don’t aim for an exact percent. don’t follow charts blindly. don’t play like a bot. this is a rough starting point and you can adjust for your game / rake / players behind / etc.

[@Trephining]

@@hungryhorsepoker life on the cusp

[@kholkeholkepolke1135]

I can barely memorize the positional nicknames. A different preflop chart for every position to me seems ridiculous... Play tighter in position, play looser out if position, seems to be the basic concept.. Im not going to start nit-picking suited ace hands over a few bb's. When I do this, I find I miss out on good opportunities. Ir, maybe im just calling too wide, idk.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

i can barely shoot a free throw. nba players shooting pull up 3 pointers from 26 feet to me seems ridiculous….make layups, take close shots, seems to be the basic concept. i’m not going to be able to ever hit pull up three pointers i’ll take two points instead. when i shoot those, i always miss. maybe i’m just shooting with the wrong hand, idk.

[@kholkeholkepolke1135]

@hungryhorsepoker The two aren't remotely relative, but sure, let's assume they are. The irony with this statement is that most NBA players don't shoot free throws properly.. Case and point >.

[@Trephining]

@@hungryhorsepoker Haha, well he did say "Play tighter in position, play looser out if position, seems to be the basic concept.." So you ending your reply with "maybe I"m just shooting with the wrong hand", haha, that was funny. Switch hands. Just try it.

[@looper6394]

What has always confused me is that we want to minimize the paid rake and therefore play preflop 3bet only, but aren't we just making the pot bigger and ultimately paying more rake?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

they're gonna take the same amount of rake whether the pot is $50 or $500. helps us when the rake is 1% of most the pots we play rather than 10%.

[@MaydayAggro]

Also, most places do not charge a rake when there is no flop. That's another reason to 3bet rather than call.

[@arturssinelnikovs4712]

Yeah, the assumption here is that there is a cap on the rake such as 7$ as in L.A cash games. Not 100% what we are doing when the rake cap is 300$ or 50$ maybe leave the casino?

[@SoulfightPoker]

Thanks so much Marc! Would you mind going over the general adjustments we’d make in a loose time raked game?

[@SoulfightPoker]

Loose passive with big open sizes some short stacks some deep stacks generally

[@hungryhorsepoker]

can open wider + call a bit wider button/bb in time game with no rake coming out of pot! generally would have a few more flats from these spots, but would still want to be 3b a lot when fish open.

[@julianalcorso5703]

OUTSTANDING!

[@mikeb6350]

Love the content. Thanks for more quality info.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰🥰🥰

[@MrRickyt88]

Thank you Marc, great stuff!

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰🥰

[@mrk131324]

Great video. Hard to memorise though. Can you do it again for tournament games with respect to the Q rate?

[@hungryhorsepoker]

no. we don’t care about tournaments.

[@n8ball02]

Lol

[@Trephining]

@@hungryhorsepoker But tournaments care about you.

[@realjoeroessler]

poker horsey daddy with the tippies hehe 😍😍

[@hungryhorsepoker]

yes that’s me

[@ianshirreffs5604]

On a BTN squeeze, how big should our 3bet be @200bb??

[@hungryhorsepoker]

try to think in terms of 1) what is their range? and 2) what happens if? there is no exact answer, just like there are no exact ranges. a good starting place may be 4x + 1x for every call, but it DEPENDS on stack size, how sticky the players are, etc.

[@Mossy5150]

I'd think of it in terms of the average bet at the table. At my local $1/3 a $12-15 range is standard to open and then $35-65 is the normal 3-bet. The more BB you have effective, the larger you can be on that spectrum when your objective is to generate low SPR for your opponents. But if that's not your goal, then you know...bet less.

[@ianshirreffs5604]

@hungryhorsepoker Kind of thought you might be on that line. Thanks. Unless I get premiums, I fold a lot at a so I can figure out what player's I'm dealing with, then go from there and adjust accordingly. I subbed to your channel yesterday as I stumbled across your vlog. I love thought processes, and you have a good one. I'm a hybrid. I watch players with good thought processes and mix them together, and experiment. Thanks for the vlog and answering my question.

[@criostasi4080]

Very informative video, especially for players like me who just play live (2/5 moat games 5/10 occasionally). I will contact you by email for some info about the boot camp, cause you can't answer here. A question about the video here: could you mention the size of the various spots (RFI, iso raise limpers, 3bet ip and oop, squeeze ip/oop, 4bet ip and OOP). My main doubts are about the size of the 3bet OOP, the size of the squeezes ip and OOP and the size of the iso with 2/3 limpers.. Also I don't like opening 4x from the early positions. I go as small as 2x from the first 3 seats. Using 4x just from the co and button, 3x in all other positions.

[@criostasi4080]

There is no email on your website to contact you for info about the boot camp. Can you leave one here? Thanks.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

these are for 4x rfi at 200bb playing against typical live lineups that under 3b and call too much. 3b 4x ip and 5x oop. i’ve also experimented with strategies 3b 2.5x ip to allow us to 3b a ton whenever a fish opens and get pots heads up. both strategies work, just diff ranges. in slightly tougher lineups where players are 3b a ton i would recommend rfi smaller, but this is super rare in live poker.

[@hungryhorsepoker]

bootcamp at hungry horse poker. you can sign up and talk to one of us live with the enroll now link.

[@vickyp-xm1zo]

Standard raise size is 2.5x in my game

[@boroskalonja1102]

@@hungryhorsepokerwhen is the next one? is it one full day?

[@JeffreyBlend]

Marc and his beans

[@jasoneisbrenner523]

Your content is excellent sir!

[@hungryhorsepoker]

🥰

[@SilvrSeven]

Thank you lex veldhuis

[@hungryhorsepoker]

wut

[@Mauricio-kf8qx]

I randomize live and I crush

[@hungryhorsepoker]

correlation does not imply causation

[@Trephining]

@@hungryhorsepoker That commenter wasn't implying that it did.

[@olhaogajo]

4:07 BAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@olhaogajo]

nut advantage comedy

[@330miggs]

15" POKER HAAAAARRRRDDD

[@hungryhorsepoker]

welcome back

[@330miggs]

@@hungryhorsepoker Great Vid. Brother 🙌

[@Nick-th9qy]

Mark do you do private coaching? 2/5 pro here 65$ an hour wintate looking to get brtter and move up

[@346azul]

Your not a pro without 10k hours. It takes 20 years for most people to gain that 10k. Im sure your just like "most" people

[@hungryhorsepoker]

our bootcamps are very small, personalized groups focused on players who are already beating $2/5 or $5/10 and looking to move up as quickly as possible. sounds like you could be a great fit. schedule a call with one of us on our website?

[@Nick-th9qy]

@346azul like less than 1% of live pros have played poker for 10 years let alone 20.

[@346azul]

@@Nick-th9qy exactly my point your no pro

[@California_Poker]

@@346azulagreed.

[@vickyp-xm1zo]

Do you do staking? I am a profitable 5/10 player looking to move up.