Solver data
PLO 6-Max Opening Ranges by Position
Raise-first-in frequencies for every seat at a 6-max Pot-Limit Omaha table, straight from solver output — plus how each hand class plays, and how the blinds defend when someone opens.
Data generated:
The numbers on this page are not hand-built charts and not someone else's screenshots. They come from our own decoded MonkerSolver solve — PLO 6-max, 100bb effective, with 5%, 1bb cap rake — the same dataset that powers the PLO.com solver library. Every percentage is combo-weighted across the full 16,432-canonical-hand PLO preflop range and pinned to a specific decision node in the game tree.
How to read it: the summary table shows how often each position raises first-in when the pot is unopened. The per-position tables break that range down by hand class — so "AAxx: 100% raise" means every double-ace combo opens, while "Pair: 9.1% raise" means only the best tenth of one-pair hands clears the bar from under the gun. The share column tells you how much of the full deck each class represents, which is what keeps the totals honest.
RFI summary: open percentage by position
Position is the single biggest input to a PLO opening range. The solver opens 17.6% under the gun and 48.6% on the button — nearly three times as many hands, purely because two players are left to act instead of five.
| Position | Open (raise) | Limp | Fold |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTG | 17.6% | — | 82.4% |
| HJ | 22.3% | — | 77.7% |
| CO | 30.5% | — | 69.5% |
| BTN | 48.6% | — | 51.4% |
| SB | 33.6% | 6.8% | 59.6% |
UTG opening range (17.6%)
Under the gun is where discipline pays. AAxx is the only class that never folds. KKxx already folds 32.1% of the time, and QQxx is a fold more often than not. Notice what does open: Broadway rundowns raise 94.5% — connected high cards beat raw pair strength when five players are still behind you.
| Hand class | Raise | Fold | Share of all hands |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAxx | 100% | 0% | 2.6% |
| KKxx | 67.9% | 32.1% | 2.6% |
| QQxx | 31.9% | 68.1% | 2.5% |
| JJxx-TTxx | 27.3% | 72.7% | 4.9% |
| Double Paired | 63.5% | 36.5% | 0.4% |
| Trips | 0% | 100% | 0.7% |
| Pair | 9.1% | 90.9% | 18.7% |
| Broadway Rundown | 94.5% | 5.5% | 0.2% |
| Rundown | 61.2% | 38.8% | 0.8% |
| 1-Gap | 43.5% | 56.5% | 2.6% |
| Wheel | 20.8% | 79.2% | 15.5% |
| Junk | 8.6% | 91.4% | 48.6% |
HJ opening range (22.3%)
One seat later the range grows modestly. KKxx jumps to 84.9% raise, and 1-gap rundowns cross the line from mostly-fold to mostly-open at 54.2%.
| Hand class | Raise | Fold | Share of all hands |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAxx | 100% | 0% | 2.6% |
| KKxx | 84.9% | 15.1% | 2.6% |
| QQxx | 41.1% | 58.9% | 2.5% |
| JJxx-TTxx | 35.5% | 64.5% | 4.9% |
| Double Paired | 73.8% | 26.2% | 0.4% |
| Trips | 0% | 100% | 0.7% |
| Pair | 12.1% | 87.9% | 18.7% |
| Broadway Rundown | 100% | 0% | 0.2% |
| Rundown | 65.9% | 34.1% | 0.8% |
| 1-Gap | 54.2% | 45.8% | 2.6% |
| Wheel | 30.2% | 69.8% | 15.5% |
| Junk | 11.2% | 88.8% | 48.6% |
CO opening range (30.5%)
The cutoff is the first true steal seat. QQxx flips to a 66.3% open, rundowns open 76.5%, and even wheel hands raise nearly half the time.
| Hand class | Raise | Fold | Share of all hands |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAxx | 100% | 0% | 2.6% |
| KKxx | 96.9% | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| QQxx | 66.3% | 33.7% | 2.5% |
| JJxx-TTxx | 50.7% | 49.3% | 4.9% |
| Double Paired | 87.3% | 12.7% | 0.4% |
| Trips | 0% | 100% | 0.7% |
| Pair | 18.4% | 81.6% | 18.7% |
| Broadway Rundown | 100% | 0% | 0.2% |
| Rundown | 76.5% | 23.5% | 0.8% |
| 1-Gap | 66.9% | 33.1% | 2.6% |
| Wheel | 46.5% | 53.5% | 15.5% |
| Junk | 16.2% | 83.8% | 48.6% |
BTN opening range (48.6%)
On the button the solver opens almost half of all hands. Every premium class opens at close to 100%, wheel hands raise 74.6%, and even the junk bucket — nearly half the deck — opens 30.7%. Position is worth that much.
| Hand class | Raise | Fold | Share of all hands |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAxx | 100% | 0% | 2.6% |
| KKxx | 99.6% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| QQxx | 95.7% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| JJxx-TTxx | 85.7% | 14.3% | 4.9% |
| Double Paired | 98.4% | 1.6% | 0.4% |
| Trips | 1.2% | 98.8% | 0.7% |
| Pair | 38% | 62% | 18.7% |
| Broadway Rundown | 100% | 0% | 0.2% |
| Rundown | 83.8% | 16.2% | 0.8% |
| 1-Gap | 79.8% | 20.2% | 2.6% |
| Wheel | 74.6% | 25.4% | 15.5% |
| Junk | 30.7% | 69.3% | 48.6% |
SB opening range (33.6% raise, 6.8% limp)
The small blind is the only unopened seat with a limping range. The solver raises 33.6%, limps 6.8%, and folds the rest — and it protects the limping range by limping even AAxx 5% of the time. Blind-versus-blind, hand strength matters more than connectivity: JJxx-TTxx opens 72.6% here versus 27.3% UTG.
| Hand class | Raise | Limp | Fold | Share of all hands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAxx | 95% | 5% | 0% | 2.6% |
| KKxx | 84.9% | 13% | 2.1% | 2.6% |
| QQxx | 79.7% | 14.8% | 5.5% | 2.5% |
| JJxx-TTxx | 72.6% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 4.9% |
| Double Paired | 57.4% | 13.6% | 28.9% | 0.4% |
| Trips | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0.7% |
| Pair | 23.3% | 5.2% | 71.6% | 18.7% |
| Broadway Rundown | 97.6% | 2.4% | 0% | 0.2% |
| Rundown | 53.4% | 7.3% | 39.3% | 0.8% |
| 1-Gap | 51.1% | 5.1% | 43.9% | 2.6% |
| Wheel | 50.1% | 9.1% | 40.9% | 15.5% |
| Junk | 18.9% | 5.5% | 75.5% | 48.6% |
Facing a raise: 3-bet, call, or fold
Opening is only half the preflop game. The same solve gives exact defense frequencies once someone raises. The headline: the big blind defends 39.8% against a button open (30.4% call, 9.4% 3-bet) but only 20.6% against an UTG open. Respect for position runs through the entire tree.
| Spot | 3-Bet | Call | Fold |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB vs BTN open | 8.9% | 5.7% | 85.4% |
| BB vs BTN open (SB folds) | 9.4% | 30.4% | 60.2% |
| BTN vs CO open | 8.1% | 13.1% | 78.8% |
| BB vs UTG open (all fold to BB) | 4.3% | 16.3% | 79.4% |
BB vs BTN open — defense by hand class
Closing the action at a discount, the big blind gets to continue with a wide mix: rundowns call 71.6%, while double-paired hands 3-bet 67.9% — a class that was barely playable UTG becomes a favorite squeeze candidate in the blind.
| Hand class | 3-Bet | Call | Fold | Share of all hands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAxx | 95.9% | 4.1% | 0% | 2.6% |
| KKxx | 45.7% | 51.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| QQxx | 24.8% | 70.2% | 5% | 2.5% |
| JJxx-TTxx | 16.7% | 69.2% | 14.1% | 4.9% |
| Double Paired | 67.9% | 27.8% | 4.3% | 0.4% |
| Trips | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0.7% |
| Pair | 2.7% | 31.8% | 65.4% | 18.7% |
| Broadway Rundown | 75.1% | 24.9% | 0% | 0.2% |
| Rundown | 7.1% | 71.6% | 21.2% | 0.8% |
| 1-Gap | 21.6% | 50% | 28.4% | 2.6% |
| Wheel | 6.1% | 44.1% | 49.8% | 15.5% |
| Junk | 3.9% | 18.6% | 77.6% | 48.6% |
BB vs UTG open — defense by hand class
Against the tightest opening range in the game, everything shrinks. Even AAxx drops from 95.9% 3-bet against the button to 81.9% here, and wheel hands fold 81.5% of the time. If your instinct is to defend the big blind the same way against every position, this table is the correction.
| Hand class | 3-Bet | Call | Fold | Share of all hands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAxx | 81.9% | 17.4% | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| KKxx | 16% | 68.3% | 15.7% | 2.6% |
| QQxx | 7.3% | 48.4% | 44.3% | 2.5% |
| JJxx-TTxx | 4.6% | 37.6% | 57.7% | 4.9% |
| Double Paired | 33.4% | 50.2% | 16.4% | 0.4% |
| Trips | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0.7% |
| Pair | 0.8% | 15.1% | 84.1% | 18.7% |
| Broadway Rundown | 28.2% | 71.7% | 0% | 0.2% |
| Rundown | 6.6% | 74.7% | 18.7% | 0.8% |
| 1-Gap | 14.4% | 48.8% | 36.8% | 2.6% |
| Wheel | 0.8% | 17.7% | 81.5% | 15.5% |
| Junk | 1.1% | 6.8% | 92.1% | 48.6% |
How rake changes these numbers
This solve is raked — 5%, 1bb cap — and that matters. Rake is a tax on every pot you play, so it hits marginal hands hardest: the borderline open that barely broke even rake-free now loses, and the loose blind defend that was fine at zero rake becomes a fold. That is why these ranges run tighter than the rake-free solver output you may have seen elsewhere, and why the BB folds 60.2% even against a button open. If you play raked low- or mid-stakes cash games, this is the correct baseline. If your game is effectively rake-free — high stakes, time charge, or heavy rakeback — you can widen the marginal opens and defends a few points.
Put the data to work
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Opening ranges: the theory →
Why position dominates PLO preflop play, and how to adjust these numbers to your table.
Rundowns in PLO →
Why connected hands dominate these opening ranges — and how to play them after the flop.
How to play AAxx →
The one class that never folds preflop — and the many ways players still misplay it.
Source: MonkerSolver solve, decoded in-house (PLO.com solver library). Game: PLO 6-max, 100bb effective stacks, 5%, 1bb cap rake. Hand classes are PLO.com's canonical preflop buckets; action percentages within a class sum to ~100%. You are free to cite these numbers with a link back to this page.