Spoony Exercise 1: Thinking About Your Own Range

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

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.

Ok I spend way to much time telling myself why I can't do things: "I've not the math skills these guys do" "I'm to old to learn new tricks" etc. Well truth be told I'm just fucking lazy so WTF I'm going to give it a try!

1.) 22+/87s+/J9s+/KT+/A2s+/A8+

2.) Really most of my entire range is good with this flop and I/we know villian is tight so we c-bet it all figuring fold equity if nuttin else. (T 6 5 )

3.) villian called so we know he's got a piece of it. We bet 13 bb's into 17.5 so we are strong: {55,66,87s,J9,JT,AT,AJ} (T 6 5 J )

4.) "Hero bets 26 big blinds" leads me to believe we want a call and are really hoping he's hit it good cuz we want a call. {55,66,AT,JT} (T 6 5 J T )


So I'm sitting here thinking I'm probably going to get flamed but wtf I'm trying! This took me a long time to do.