#2: Starting ABC: Positions and Opening

Our openings-range depends on the table. You can pretty much hold on to the following chart if you're learning the game, and open up more as soon as you'll get comfortable, just as when the table becomes even more loose passive as it's usually is.

We'll kick of with the Table Positions for those who aren't familiar with it:

While for a 7-Max Table it'll be:

1. UTG
2. MP
3. HJ (Abbreviation of Hi-jack, the seat before the CO)
4. CO
5. BTN
6. SB
7. BB

I hope you'll get the picture :) It's handy knowing positions while discussing hands in the future, since position is Mega-Important. (double-capital-important!)

Over here I´ve got an opening guideline:

Early Positions (UTG1 - UTG3)(Relatively same as UTG - UTG +2)

Raise; AJs+, AQo, KQs 77+

Middle Positions: (MP1 - MP3)
Raise: ATs+, AJo+,KQo,QJs+ 66+
Overlimp range: Low pocket pairs, Axs

Late Positions: (HJ - BTN) 
Raise: Axs, A8o+ K5s+, K9o+,Q8s+, Q9o+, J7s+, J9o+, 67s+, T8o+, 22+
Overlimp range: Low pocket pairs, Kxs+

SB:
Pretty much the same as Late Positions, but tighten up a bit because of the fact we're Out Of Position. Something like:
Axs+, A8o+, K5s+, K9o+,Q9s+, J9s+ T9o+, 78s+, 22+

But as you'd probably expected, there obvious are a lot of limpers. I can make a schedule which says which hands I recommend playing with X amount of limpers, but that'll turn out pretty obscure. Also in my opinion it's way better to think about it yourself, so I'll sum up some facts and assumptions which are going to determine our range.

• Is the table playing fit or fold? --> Raise much pre, C-bet small a lot of the time
• Are a lot of players at the table capable of calling 2 barrels with bottom pair, 2 overcards, or a weak draw? Tighten up a bit and play close to the schedule, a bit looser if you're feeling comfortable.
• Are there people who make it clear they come to dump money? Isolate them a lot.

And so you can go on, and it's all logical stuff that you just need to think about a little bit at the table, and adjust your play to the situation. Easy as Dell. Again, this is just a guideline. You're openingsrange at MP3 obvious should be wider then at MP1, and all depending on the table, but I guess that's crystal clear.

I hope you guys got an idea about how to play. There's not one single play that'll work, more ways will lead to Rome. But for the beginning live player, I recommend to just play ABC, and pick your spots carefully. Also really try to practice adjusting to other players. If you're able to adjust quick, you'll be printing money in no-time!