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Being In The Know - Hand Ranges
2009-04-11 16:39:03
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 Curtis Thomas |
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For those of you who are not already putting your opponents on hand ranges, wtf? Welcome to the world. The first thing you do when a player puts money into a pot is put him on a hand range. The under the gun limper, what could he have? Yes he could be limping AA being tricky, he could have A2s, Jqs, or K9o. Who is this player? What do you know about him? Have you ever seen him limp fold? Have you ever seen him limp then re-raise a raiser? How about the guy on the button who raises ever unopened hand? What does his range consist of? As a poker player, you want to gather as much information as possible Put a player on a hand range every time they put money in the pot. If he is a chronic late position raiser who could literally be raising any 2 cards. Define his range as such, and act accordingly. What do you do to a guy that has a range of any two? I re raise him every time. It does not matter what my cards are if I put a player on any two. What about a tight passive player who only continues with a made hand post flop. Call with any two and try and take it from him post. If the passive player comes out barreling it is easy enough to fold, if he is checking, it doesn't matter what your cards are, raisy-daisy. Narrow your reads on later streets and act accordingly. Don't bet if you are positive the guy has air with position on you. Let him bluff. Bet if you think they have a draw, bet big. If you have no idea, get one. Raising helps narrow a range. Does he three bet, just call or fold. I bet he doesn't fold if he has a set, but does he just call or does he re raise. Things to think about are board texture. If it is a rainbow flop and you lead into a player and they just call. They could have a monster and are not afraid of the board. If the board has two of any one suit, players tend to play their monsters faster. Use this information. Think. In the micro limits, I will c-bet and then check the turn out of position. I am no longer shocked by the number of players that shove any two after I check. I sometimes wonder why I ever bet, but I know why I bet. Because there are different types of players. Some see a c-bet as weak, some as the nuts. If you see a guy folding to every c-bet, raise and c-bet every time, obviously, but when he finally calls, proceed with caution. If a player floats every flop raise, check your made hand, and watch him make his move. Know your enemy. Are you beginning to see the value of putting a player on a hand range? The more defined a players range is the more chips you can take from the player or conversely, the more chip you will not just hand over to an obvious monster. I am obviously just scratching the surface here and will discuss narrowing ranges in future articles and videos. GG GL |
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