Re: Whats in a Range
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The Actual Point
If an opponent can figure out your specific range when you bet, he can call with perfect frequency to maximize his positive outcomes.
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I have been toying around with an idea for a while and i think this thread is a great place to present it. Instead of a typical UTG raising standard of AQ+, 99+, i have opened up my UTG raising standard to AQ+, 22+, 45s-89s.
I have done this because of the "He raised UTG!!!!" reaction most opponents have, putting you on at least AQ and probably TT+. This is not an easy tendancy for my opponents to discover, due to the fact that i play the rest of the early positions with a typical tightie range (i don't feel like people regard UTG+1 and UTG+2 in the same way they fear UTG). As soon as i show down a pair below nines or any of the sooooted connectors after an UTG raise at a particular table, i will then tighten my UTG standards back to AK, TT+ and just wait to get repopped by some donk thinking his A10o or KJs is good because he has a "read".
I don't know if this is a strategy many imploy, but i think it falls along what MLG was saying about if your opponents assume your UTG range to be AQ+ 99+, and that's what your range really is, you are playing at a disadvantage.
Thoughts?
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