VPIP/PFR Stats Calculator

Calculate VPIP, PFR, and 3-bet stats from your hand counts. Identifies player type (TAG, LAG, NIT, fish) and provides benchmarks for online poker.

HUD Stat Inputs

Hands Played

Total hands in sample

Hands VPIP (count)

Hands they voluntarily entered (calls + raises)

Hands PFR (count)

Hands they raised preflop (subset of VPIP)

3-Bet Opportunities

Times they had the chance to 3-bet preflop

Hands 3-Bet (count)

Hands they re-raised preflop

Hierarchy enforced: Hands Played ≥ VPIP ≥ PFR and 3-Bet Opportunities ≥ 3-Bet count.

VPIP

22.0%

Voluntarily Put $ In Pot

PFR

18.0%

PreFlop Raise

3-Bet %

5.8%

Preflop re-raise frequency

Player Type

TAG

Tight-Aggressive (TAG)

The classic winning profile. Plays a tight range but plays it aggressively with raises and 3-bets.

How to play against them

Respect their ranges. Play straightforward poker, avoid marginal bluffs, and target weaker opponents at the table.

VPIP–PFR Gap Analysis

VPIP

22.0%

PFR

18.0%

Gap (calls preflop)

4.0%

Small gap — mostly raises when entering pots. Aggressive, polarized preflop range.

Player Type Benchmarks

Player Type	VPIP	PFR	Gap	Notes
Rock	< 12	< 8	any	Only premiums, barely plays
Nit	< 15	< 12	< 5	Very tight, folds to pressure
TAG	18–25	15–22	< 5	Standard winning profile
LAG	26–35	22–30	< 8	Wide, aggressive, high variance
Maniac	36+	30+	any	Over-aggressive, spews chips
Fish / Station	30+	< 15	15+	Loose-passive, calls everything

Your current stats are highlighted if they match a standard profile.

What These Stats Mean

VPIP (Voluntarily Put $ In Pot) measures how often a player voluntarily puts money in the pot preflop — either by calling or raising. Posted blinds do not count. A high VPIP means a loose player who enters many pots; a low VPIP means a tight player who waits for strong hands. For 6-max online cash, 22–26% is typical for winners. For full-ring, 14–18% is standard.

PFR (PreFlop Raise) is the percentage of hands a player raises preflop. PFR is always a subset of VPIP because you cannot raise without first putting money in the pot. Higher PFR relative to VPIP signals aggression — a modern winning player plays most of their range as a raise rather than a call.

The VPIP–PFR gap reveals preflop style. A gap of 2–4% is highly aggressive (mostly raising). A gap of 5–8% is balanced. A gap of 15+% is a calling station — they call far more than they raise, meaning they rarely have a strong hand when they do raise.

3-Bet % tracks how often a player re-raises preflop when they have the chance. It should be calculated from 3-bet opportunities, not total hands played. Standard ranges are 2–4% for nits, 5–7% for TAGs, 8–11% for LAGs, and 12%+ for maniacs. A player with low PFR but high 3-bet is a classic trap — they only 3-bet with premiums.

Sample Size Warnings

VPIP: Needs 500+ hands to be reliable. Stabilizes fastest of the three stats.
PFR: Needs 1,000+ hands. Watch out for short-term variance below this threshold.
3-Bet %: Needs 100+ opportunities to be meaningful. With fewer spots, a single 3-bet swings the stat dramatically.

Using HUD Stats at the Table

HUD stats give you a shortcut to opponent tendencies that would otherwise take thousands of hands to identify manually. Use them to pick targets (look for high VPIP / low PFR players), avoid tough spots against TAGs and LAGs, and size your bets for maximum value against calling stations. Always cross-reference with live reads — tilt, session length, and table dynamics matter too.

Note: Many crypto poker rooms restrict or disable HUDs. Check your room's tracking policy before relying on software-based stats. This calculator is designed for manual entry from hand history review or third-party trackers on permitted sites.

What two numbers actually tell you about a stranger at the table

The first time someone showed me a HUD with VPIP and PFR floating next to every player, I thought it was cheating. It is not, and most rooms allow it within reason, but the experience of suddenly knowing whether the guy in seat 4 is a maniac or a rock was disorienting. After a few sessions, I started to wonder how I ever played without it.

Here is the trick most beginners miss: the gap between VPIP and PFR matters more than either number on its own. Two players can both have a 25% VPIP. One has a PFR of 22 (gap of 3), the other has a PFR of 8 (gap of 17). They are completely different opponents. The first one is a TAG who raises most of the hands he plays. The second one is a calling station who limps and calls preflop with a wide range of weak holdings. The first will outplay you postflop. The second will pay you off when you have a hand. You should approach them in opposite ways.

VPIP without PFR context is misleading. A VPIP of 18 looks tight on the surface, but if PFR is only 6, that player is calling a lot of raises with weak hands and folding when reraised. They are a fish in disguise. A VPIP of 35 looks loose, but if PFR is 30, that is a LAG who plays aggressive poker — completely different from a 35/8 station who calls everything preflop.

Sample size is where most HUD users get burned. I have seen players make confident reads off 50 hands. Fifty hands is nothing. The standard deviation on VPIP at that sample is enormous — a player who plays 18% of hands could easily show 28% across 50 trials and look loose. You need 500 hands minimum before VPIP is reliable, 1000+ for PFR, and 3000+ for 3-bet percentage. Anything below those numbers, treat the stat as a hint, not a fact.

One overlooked use of VPIP/PFR is on yourself. Most players do not know their own numbers. They think they play tight-aggressive when they are actually 28/16 — a leaky semi-loose passive style. Loading your own hand history into a tracker, or even manually counting from a few sessions, often reveals a gap between your self-image and your actual play. The numbers do not lie. Your memory of last Tuesday's session does.

Crypto poker rooms have varying HUD support. Some allow tracking software, some block it, some are in a gray area where it works but is technically against terms. Before you build a workflow that depends on real-time VPIP/PFR data, check the specific room's policy. Manual stats — counting your own play after sessions — is allowed everywhere and almost as useful for self-improvement.