What is VPIP in Poker

VPIP (Voluntarily Put money In Pot) is the percentage of hands in which a player voluntarily enters the pot preflop —calling or raising, but not counting the forced blinds. It's the stat that gives away, at a glance, how many hands someone plays: the higher the number, the more hands they play.

Rough references in 6-max cash:

• VPIP 15-20%: a tight (selective) player. Usually has good hands when they enter.
• VPIP 21-28%: a solid, balanced range, typical of a competent player.
• VPIP 35%+: a loose player (plays too much). Enters with many weak hands and is usually exploitable.

Why it's useful: VPIP is the first thing you check to get a sense of an opponent's range. Against someone with 45% VPIP, you know their range is full of weak hands, so you can call and raise lighter, because they'll rarely have anything real. VPIP is almost always read alongside PFR (how many of those hands they raise): a big gap between the two —high VPIP, low PFR— is the signature of a calling station.

You can see which player type each combination of stats gives away in the HUD stats tool, free and with no account needed.