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The master dial: every number by table size

Everything above, in one table. This is the page to photograph before you sit down.

SHORT · 4-handedSTANDARD · 8-handedCROWDED · 12-handed
Hands you should play30–35%16–20%10–12%
Blind cost per 100 hands37.5 BB18.8 BB12.5 BB
Fair share of a pot25%12.5%8.3%
Someone holds an ace40%69%84%
Typical winning handtop pairtop pair / two pairtwo pair or better
Bluffingcore weaponoccasionalnearly retired
Value bettinggoodvery goodyour main income
♠E set-mine threshold20×15×12×
♥T bluff ratio cap1 in 31 in 41 in 6, heads-up only
Deception (♣U)criticalusefulbarely needed
Bankroll (buy-ins)302020

Each gate below now carries a short DIAL line telling you what moves. When the two conflict, the DIAL line wins — it's the same rule, tuned to your actual table.