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UTG Opening Range (9-Max / Full Ring)

Under the gun at a full 9-handed table you open only about 12% of hands (156 combos): 55+, A9s+ plus A5s, KTs+, QJs, JTs, T9s, AJo+ and KQo. Eight players act behind you — the tightest opening range in the game.

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AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2s
AKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2s
AQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2s
AJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2s
AToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2s
A9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92s
A8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82s
A7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72s
A6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62s
A5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52s
A4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42s
A3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332s
A2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22

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The range: 55+, A9s+, A5s, KTs+, QJs, JTs, T9s, AJo+, KQo

11.8% of hands (156 combos)

Full ring UTG is the one spot where the old-school advice — "only play premium hands" — is actually correct, and the maths is simple. Every player behind you is another chance that someone wakes up with a hand better than yours. With eight of them, even a hand as strong as AJo is only marginally profitable, and small pairs below 55 lose money because they rarely flop a set and cannot continue when they miss.

Notice what is missing compared to the 6-max UTG range: the small pairs (22–44), the weak suited aces (A2s–A8s), and the middle suited connectors (76s, 87s). They are all hands that need either a lot of players to pay them off when they hit, or a lot of fold equity — and from full-ring UTG you have neither. A5s stays in as the one exception because it blocks AA and AK and makes the nut flush and the wheel.

If your table is passive and rarely 3-bets, you can add A8s, KJs and 44 — but do not add offsuit hands. From this seat, offsuit hands outside AJo+/KQo lose money no matter how bad the table is.

FAQ

How tight should I play UTG in a 9-handed game?

About 12% of hands — roughly 156 of the 1,326 starting combos. That is 55+, A9s+ and A5s, KTs+, QJs, JTs, T9s, AJo and better, plus KQo. It is tighter than the 6-max UTG range (16%) for one reason: three more players behind you.

Can I open 22 from UTG at a full ring table?

No — it loses money. Small pairs need to hit a set (about 12% of flops) and then get paid, and from UTG you have neither the implied odds nor the position to make that work. The cutoff for pairs from full-ring UTG is 55.

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