

Note: Remember this example, as it will follow on through the rest of the article.Ī tight-aggressive player makes a 3-bet against an early position raiser (who is an average player) in a 6max game before the flop.Ī 3bet from early position is almost always a sign of great strength. If you do not have the luxury of being able to use tracking software, you are going to have to draw your own conclusions based on your knowledge of your opponent more specifically on their style of play and how they have been playing their hand so far. Use poker tracking software stats to give us a more exact range of hands to assign to them.Īssigning hand ranges without using software.Use our knowledge of the opponent to help us form a range of hands.

There are two ways in which we can do this: However, what is possible is to assign a certain range of hands to our opponent based on the way they have played their hand up that point. It's just not possible to be that precise when it comes to hand reading. In fact, it's exceptionally unlikely that even the best players in the world would be able to assign an exact hand to an opponent by the river. We're not going to be able to put our opponent on two exact cards judging by the way they have raised preflop and checked to us on the flop. Range - Give your opponent a range of hands.Īssign a range of hands to your opponent based on their play up to that point and your knowledge of their playing style. This is a 3-step process for making the most +EV play possible in each hand you are involved with.
