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baudib1
Legend
Silver Level
Something I've been trying to work on is not only putting opponents on ranges, but playing our ranges as well. This is a very simple hand where I'm making a marginal play with 87s, but I used to just give up on this type of flop, figuring someone hit this board with a weak ace.
Instead I think about my range here...I'm raising at CO so my range is presumably stronger than a button raise, even though this is a bluff. My opponents ranges: Caller is pretty tight and he didn't 3-bet, so his range on the button is largely pocket pairs, some KQ type stuff, some suited connectors, and the occasional suited ace. BB is loose and with a raise and caller, is getting odds to call with a wide range...again he didn't three-bet so we don't expect him to have a big ace or huge pair here very often. The board is very dry and hits my range a hell of a lot more than theirs.
$0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem
5 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($51.35)
Hero (CO) ($50)
BTN ($59.90)
SB ($49.50)
BB ($49.30)
Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is CO 8:club: 7:club:
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, SB calls $1.25, 1 fold
Flop: K:diamond: A:club: 5:heart: ($5, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, BTN folds, SB folds
Final Pot: $9
Hero wins $8.75 (net +$3.25)
BTN lost $1.50
SB lost $1.50
Instead I think about my range here...I'm raising at CO so my range is presumably stronger than a button raise, even though this is a bluff. My opponents ranges: Caller is pretty tight and he didn't 3-bet, so his range on the button is largely pocket pairs, some KQ type stuff, some suited connectors, and the occasional suited ace. BB is loose and with a raise and caller, is getting odds to call with a wide range...again he didn't three-bet so we don't expect him to have a big ace or huge pair here very often. The board is very dry and hits my range a hell of a lot more than theirs.
$0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem
5 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($51.35)
Hero (CO) ($50)
BTN ($59.90)
SB ($49.50)
BB ($49.30)
Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is CO 8:club: 7:club:
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, SB calls $1.25, 1 fold
Flop: K:diamond: A:club: 5:heart: ($5, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, BTN folds, SB folds
Final Pot: $9
Hero wins $8.75 (net +$3.25)
BTN lost $1.50
SB lost $1.50