Quote Originally Posted by spoonitnow View Post
The following is an exercise in thinking about ranges and what they mean. After each action Hero makes there will be a number like [1], [2], etc. For each number, list what your range is at that point in the hand if you were Hero and playing this hand for real at the table. That's all there is to it.

Assume 100bb starting stacks. The BU is a nitty TAGG who does not 3-bet very much pre-flop and does not seem to call raises with a wide range of hands. He plays fit-or-fold post-flop for the most part. Assume something like 11/9 in FR or 17/14 in 6-max. The SB is a loose-ish TAGG (think something like 18/15 in FR or 27/24 in 6-max) who 3-bets pre-flop 6% and is capable of 3-bluffing OOP. He also leads a lot of flops, c-bets 85%, and c-bets the turn 60%, being very aggressive. The BB is a complete unknown.

It folds to our Hero pre-flop in the CO who raises to 3 times the big blind [1]. The BU calls, and the blinds fold. The flop pot is 7.5 big blinds, and the flop comes T 6 5 . Hero bets 5 big blinds [2] and the BU calls. The turn pot is 17.5 big blinds with 92 big blinds behind. The turn card makes the board T 6 5 J . Hero bets 13 big blinds [3] and the BU calls. The river pot is 43.5 big blinds with 79 big blinds left behind. The river card makes the board T 6 5 J T . Hero bets 26 big blinds [4], and the button folds.

We're going to use our answers in a later exercise.
Preflop:: Standard for me on CO is going to be a little wider given that the BU will fold often and I don't worry about much action behind, SB will be easier to play against post-flop, and I'll consider BB to be a standard player at my limit, knowing nothing else.

We'll say I'm opening CO here mostly like I'd open the BU standard so:
Face cards, 45s-9Ts, AXs, PP, 57s-8Ts

Flop:
given that he's pretty nitty pre, this is a happy flop for me.. though my range would bet only some for value, I'm c-betting here near 100% just to pick up the pot. Standard bet sizing, no super scary draws, so we'll say flop is also:
Face cards, 45s-9Ts, AXs, PP, 57s-8Ts

Turn:
he could be drawing if he was calling SC in position knowing something about the SB, but since it says he's not playing a wide range of hands, we'll assume he isn't drawing:
JT+, QT+, QJ+, KQ, QQ+, JJ, TT, 66, 55, 56s, 78s, 89s, AsXs,

River:
he called our turn bet - his range is pretty narrow for the river, however given we led the flop and continued this is a scary river. I assume fit/fold isn't folding many hands here, so the bluffs will go out the window:
JT, any T in my range, QQ+, sets (house on riv), any J in my range