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How to Play K7s — King-Seven suited Preflop Strategy

GTO opens K7s first-in from 4 of the 5 positions in 6-max cash — from the HJ onward. Earlier than that, it folds. Below is the exact strategy by position and stack depth.

6-Max Cash Opening (100bb)

How often GTO opens K7s first-in from each seat.

LJ
20%
HJ
100%
CO
100%
Button
100%
Small Blind
100%

Short-Stack Jam Frequency

How often K7s is a first-in shove at short stacks (tournament).

Stack UTG MP LJ HJ CO BTN SB
5bb 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
8bb 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Generated from the Crafty Penguin GTO solver · 6-max cash (NL500) & MTT Chip-EV · updated Jul 28, 2026

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Playing K7s preflop

A strong hand — open from most positions; the HJ is the earliest seat it opens. As stacks get short it only gets stronger — at 5bb K7s is a jam from essentially every seat.

Position matters: from under-the-gun (LoJack) K7s opens 20% of the time, rising to 100% on the Button as fewer players are left to act behind you. The later you are, the wider you can open.

The common mistake with K7s is opening it from early position where the solver folds it. Respect the position threshold — it's an open from the HJ onward, not before.

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