VPIP (VPIP)

Also known as: Voluntarily Put In Pot, VP$IP

VPIP is the % of hands a player voluntarily puts money in preflop — the core looseness gauge in any HUD. A big VPIP–PFR gap means a passive caller.

VPIP (Voluntarily Put In Pot) is the share of hands in which a player puts money in preflop by choice — calling or raising. Blinds you simply check are not counted; only voluntary money is. It is the first stat any HUD shows, and the single fastest read on how loose an opponent is.

Typical baselines by format:

• Full ring (9-max): a solid reg sits around 15–18%; below ~12% is a nit.
• 6-max: wider, 22–26% for a good reg; a fish often runs 35%+.

VPIP alone tells you how often they play, not how. Pair it with PFR: the VPIP–PFR gap is the real read. A tight gap (e.g. 22/19) is an aggressive, tough opponent; a wide gap (e.g. 35/8) is a calling station who limps and calls far too much. Against a wide gap, value-bet relentlessly and bluff less.