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After watching a few videos on here and other sites it seems the pro's all have their specific ranges for calling, 3 betting, 3 bet calling, check raise etc etc.
Is this something that you've sat down and figured out, created scenarios and found examples, and decided what exactly you will do in each situation against specific opponents almost every time? Or when people are talking about ranges is it just ingrained, have they played so much and reviewed so much its just stuck in their head?
To me it seems like a bit of both, and on a few videos the pro has said its important to have your shoving and re-shoving and calling ranges etc figured out in order to do well. So am I sitting down and finding some kind of list out there of these ranges, or am I creating one myself based on how I like to play? And at what stages should I be saying "yeah my 3bet range is the shiz"? I know its always changing and evolving as you progress as a player, I'd just like to know how many tourneys and study sessions in should I have some of these ranges ingrained in my head.
Thanks for the help, and I apologise if I repeated myself
Cheers
I'm currently playing 5nl, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. Villains MP range would be fairly tight with those stats, so when he calls your 3bet you're either dominated or at best only have 3 outs if you don't pick up a draw. His 3bet calling range is something like 88+, AK & maybe AQ or KQs, and 4betting KK and AA. Even if your 3bet% is high and he is calling wider, you are facing a better hand close to 100% of the time.
I would reserve this play as a bluff only, and if you dont pick up an awesome draw on the flop or hit 2 pair or better, I'd give it up, keeping in mind that it was a preflop play only, and as long as you win it 2 out of 3 times pre you're coming out ahead even if you insta-fold the times you get called and don't flop well. In saying all this, where I am at right now I would never 3bet this, but I do see its merits when against villains with tight stats like this one. Just not quite ready to incorporate it yet
Oct. 21, 2015 | 11:29 a.m.