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pokersharkk

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guys i don't have any idea on how to put players on range an any one help me out please.
 
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One way to get started is by watching what proportion of hands a person enters. You can make an initial assumption based on that, so if he plays x% of hands, his tentative range when he enters a hand is x% of all possible holdings. Plus you can factor it in that if he limped, he probably has the weaker part of that range vs the stronger part if he open-raised vs the strongest part if he 3bet. As you see more of the same player, you can watch to see if, for example, he modifies his range depending on position, how often he tries to steal, etc.
 
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One way to get started is by watching what proportion of hands a person enters. You can make an initial assumption based on that, so if he plays x% of hands, his tentative range when he enters a hand is x% of all possible holdings. Plus you can factor it in that if he limped, he probably has the weaker part of that range vs the stronger part if he open-raised vs the strongest part if he 3bet. As you see more of the same player, you can watch to see if, for example, he modifies his range depending on position, how often he tries to steal, etc.

Good advice.

Pay attention to how players handle draws (some check/call, some bet). Sudden preflop re-raises from a tight player signals a monster hand (think KK or AA). If you do not have enough information, just think about the hand itself. If someone is suddenly betting on the river after check/calling, go over their betting line and try to figure out what they could have. Did they hit the river? If so, what were they calling with on the flop/turn? Were they on a draw? Slowplaying a big hand? Middle or bottom pair? Overcards? Pocket pair? bluff?

Sometimes you don't even necessarily need to put a player on a hand or range of hands but rather a winner or a loser. It's possible to find it difficult to figure out what a player is holding in a certain hand but know enough about the player's style to at know you are beat.
 
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Watch a lot of daniel negreanu videos. Watch a lot of videos on the big poker events. Since you can see the cards, watch how they are being played. See how players react on a draw, a made hand, total air, middle pair and a gutshot, etc. By the river, you should be able to try and figure out what your opponent is calling with. Did they raise preflop? Are they likely to flat a monster?
Let's you're holding Ak and in the utg+2, you raise to the 3x. Button flats and is a pretty loose aggressive player. blinds fold. flop Comes out A,7, 8 on 2 hearts. You cbet. he calls. He could have AK,AQ,AJ,AT, A7, A8, 77,88, 78, 9T, 56, 69, Kxsuited, or any 2 hearts is most like what he has. If he simply calls your cbet, you should be able to eliminate him having AA, KK, and QQ. No raise preflop in position. The turn is a 2 of diamonds. This is a blank so you fire again. He's pretty much got al the same hands but A2 of hearts being likely. river comes J of diamonds. Looks like a blank, you bet he jams. He most likely has 9T and made a straight on the river or total air some KJ, KQ of heats and he's mad.
Now, let's change that river to the 2 of heats. Giving you top pair top kicker and you check raise him. if he's got Kx of hearts he's going to call and not raise. If he raises, then you can put him on 77, 88, even A2, probably A2 of hearts if the A on the board is not hearts. It just trying to figure out why you opponent is calling, raising, checking, etc.
 
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