PFR

Preflop raise: the percentage of hands in which a player makes the first raise before the flop. It is one of the two headline statistics in any tracking display.

There is no single right number — it depends on the format and table size. In six-max online cash, solid regulars sit in roughly the low-to-mid twenties; full-ring players run lower, and the figure rises sharply at short-handed and heads-up tables.

Because the gap between them describes the style. VPIP close to PFR means an aggressive player who raises rather than calls; a wide gap means a caller — someone limping and cold-calling a lot, which usually marks a weaker opponent.