**Official PS WCOOP ME, 1 time

[La Brujita]

can someone link me to an explanation of "merge your range"

i kind of get it but would like to read about it

[Lyrrad]

Sick hand by FossilMan

PokerStars Game #12364516403: Tournament #70000023, $2500+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (200/400) - 2007/09/30 - 19:16:27 (ET)
Table '70000023 392' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: maximilian74 (24525 in chips)
Seat 2: cat5Cane (56731 in chips)
Seat 3: hansou (8525 in chips)
Seat 4: holdemhoward (11375 in chips)
Seat 5: natures (4125 in chips)
Seat 6: overbored (18450 in chips)
Seat 7: FossilMan (32200 in chips)
Seat 8: ROVIH (37700 in chips)
Seat 9: GaryBenson (39475 in chips)
ROVIH: posts small blind 200
GaryBenson: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
maximilian74: folds
cat5Cane: raises 800 to 1200
hansou: folds
holdemhoward: folds
natures: folds
overbored: folds
FossilMan: calls 1200
ROVIH: folds
GaryBenson: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qh 4h 7s]
cat5Cane: bets 1200
FossilMan: calls 1200
*** TURN *** [Qh 4h 7s] [3c]
cat5Cane: checks
FossilMan: bets 3400
cat5Cane: raises 10600 to 14000
FossilMan: raises 15800 to 29800 and is all-in
cat5Cane: calls 15800
*** RIVER *** [Qh 4h 7s 3c] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cat5Cane: shows [Ah Ac] (a pair of Aces)
FossilMan: shows [Jc Qc] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
FossilMan collected 65000 from pot
FossilMan said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 65000 | Rake 0
Board [Qh 4h 7s 3c Jd]
Seat 1: maximilian74 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: cat5Cane showed [Ah Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: hansou folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: holdemhoward folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: natures folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: overbored folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: FossilMan (button) showed [Jc Qc] and won (65000) with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 8: ROVIH (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: GaryBenson (big blind) folded before Flop

[TwistedEcho]

Dealt to TwistedEcho [Jc Ac]
SetonCourt: folds
tbthanx: folds
gaamblor: folds
YoungGuyy: folds
JBFPIX: folds
young_jedi76: raises 1400 to 2000
TwistedEcho: raises 4322 to 6322 and is all-in
hunblake12: calls 6022
Harmonica54: folds
young_jedi76: folds
*** FLOP *** [6h 4h 7h]
*** TURN *** [6h 4h 7h] [Jd]
TwistedEcho said, "nc"
*** RIVER *** [6h 4h 7h Jd] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hunblake12: shows [Qh Kh] (a flush, King high)
TwistedEcho: shows [Jc Ac] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
hunblake12 collected 15244 from pot

die ;[

[coxquinn]

like say flop comes Q42r --- most players will bet for value w/ AQ, c-bet something that totally missed like AK, and check behind with 88

"merging ranges" is betting 88

[NHFunkii]

basically the opposite of polarizing