As for the original posted question, I like to have my LP/button range extremely wide. If folded to me I'll open with any pair, any Ace, any two cards T or higher, suited connectors, suited one gappers... and sometimes expand that range to suited kings, unsuited connectors and suited 2 gappers as well.
UTG you should be playings a tight range. I like raising with 99+ and AQ+, however I will mix in raises with smaller pairs, suited connectors and other random hands simply to avoid predictability. For example if my opponent knows I have a tight opening range of 99+ AQ+ UTG and they call and the flop comes 5
6
7
, they know that no matter what I have (outside of A
K
i guess) I cant really like this flop that much, and if they play back at me Im going to put to a tough decision. I erase that predictability by occassionally raising 78s type hands as well.
Hands you should not be playing (for a limp or a raise) UTG are trouble hands, KT KJ KQ, AT, AJ. I'll sometimes raise with KQs and AJs to mix things up, or if my UTG raises get respected a lot -- but mostly find a lot of folds. At a tighter table that has many limped pots, limping with any pair and suited connectors/one gappers becomes perfectly acceptable. At a tough table toss suited connectors, but in cash games I like to call with any pair and call any standard raise simply for implied odd set value.
From the blinds I'll three bet mostly if Im going to play if it's going to be HU. I'll call if the pot is multiway (or squeeze sometimes). My range depends on the opener. I'll 3 bet a light opener with A9+, KJ+ and any pair... I'll sometimes include suited connectors and 1 gappers. A tight opener I'll fold mostly, and three bet with AQ+ and TT+
From the SB or in EP I like to raise a little more (to compensate for the disadvantage of being OOP after the flop) and in LP I like to raise a little less (for pot control purposes and to use my positional advantage)