$50nl; Lets talk about merging our range

[KurtSF]

Could someone either explain range merging to me or point me toward a link that will do so?

TIA

[KurtSF]

No one?

Can anyone link me to a description or definition of range merging please?

[orig!naL]

I'm definitely checking here. He has let you get to showdown cheap with a marginal hand. Thats what you want.

[KurtSF]

Seriously? No one can even give me a 2 scentence definition of what "merging ranges" means? Is it just a buzzword that no one even understands?

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I think the term was coined in aejones' well. The post in question is about 3/4 of the way down the first page.

[Hail Eris]

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E.g. you take a really strong line that would normally polarize your range into bluffs/monsters with a decent in-between sort of hand, so your opponent can either fold a better hand or call with a worse hand. The metagame implication is that your opponent can no longer call profitably with "bluff-catchers" when you take a really strong line, because you can show up with a better hand making a two-way bet.

That's how I understand it anyway.

[KurtSF]

Edited to add the link to aejones' theory post on the subject.

Thank you both!!

[corsakh]

Thin value bet. Standard.