NLHE Foundations Course #04: Pre-Flop Ranges (Part 1)

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

You cannot and should not expect to be able to put people on super-specific, detailed ranges while you’re in the middle of playing. Instead, you should put people on super-detailed ranges during your study so that you build up a feel for what these ranges are like, and that feel will guide you during your play.

This is one of the most important things to understand when you're learning about ranges.

It's far too easy to set the bar too high for yourself when you're getting started.

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Opponent 1

• VPIP: 18.2
• PFR: 13.0
• ATS: 36.3
• Fold Blind to Steal: 90
• 3-Bet Pre-flop: 3.91
• ATS Range: 22+,A2s+,K4s+,Q5s+,J7s+,T8s+,98s,87s,76s,65s,54s,A 5o+,K8o+,Q9o+,J9o+,T9o

Opponent 2

• VPIP: 18.9
• PFR: 8.45
• ATS: 16.7
• Fold Blind to Steal: 100
• 3-Bet Pre-flop: 3.7
• ATS Range: 22+,A6s+,KTs+,QJs,JTs,ATo+,KTo+,QJo

I didn't have a great sample size for opponent 2. I will take another stab at it after a while.

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

You cannot and should not expect to be able to put people on super-specific, detailed ranges while you’re in the middle of playing. Instead, you should put people on super-detailed ranges during your study so that you build up a feel for what these ranges are like, and that feel will guide you during your play.

Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey

This is one of the most important things to understand when you're learning about ranges.

It's far too easy to set the bar too high for yourself when you're getting started.

Great bit! I totally agree! When I first joined FTR, and started studying poker 5-6 years ago, I got sucked into this, and seriously struggled with ranges, lost ambition, and never went anywhere.

Thank you for all the work/instruction spoon! It's really appreciated!