Poker Ranges Explained 🃏🃏 (Everything You Need to Know to Build your Poker Hand Ranges like a Pro)

[@gripsed]

Table of contents for this video 1:00 - Why talk about selection 2:17 - AD #Pokercoaching 2:57 - Goals of the presentation 4:04 - Benefits of Optimal Range Construction 7:02 - What Exactly is Range Construction 9:39 - Why it's beneficial to balance your ranges 11:37 - The Golden Ratio for various bet sizes 14:11 - When you don't need to balance your range 17:22 - Minimum Defense Frequency (what, why, how) 21:39 - Breakeven Success Frequency (when betting) 22:11 - Types of ranges (linear vs polarized) 26:10 - How to rank hands preflop 29:20 - Choosing what hands to continue with postflop 31:56 - Intro to Stack to Pot Ratio 36:20 - Adjusting the 'best hands' based on SPR 37:23 - How to rank hands postflop (key properties) 41:41 - Building your poker pyramids after the flop 44:11 - How to rank hands on the river in poker 46:57 - How to plan your hand vs a perfect opponent (GTO) 47:53 - How to plan your hand vs a human opponent (Exploitative) 50:05 - Summary / Conclusion / Key Takeaways 53:48 - AD Get 75% off @Pokercoaching - gripsed.com/pc 56:00 - Like if you learned, Leave a comment w/ a Question

[@sriracha9729]

Thanks, appreciate it

[@robertbeuck7556]

So in regard to 47:30 is this opponent one ( hypothetically ) who you play against often and you know his/her tendancies or is this an unknown and you're watching like a hawk

[@robertbeuck7556]

47:53 rather

[@benjaminmidgley1793]

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[@gripsed]

If you have Any Questions, ANY AT ALL, Please reply to this comment with them. I know this is a lot of advanced material, and I want to help ensure you understand it fully! Note: at the 32:04 mark my dislexia got me, it's Stack to Pot Ratio (SPR) not Pot to stack ratio 🙄

[@LeVideophile]

Thanks for another excellent video. About the 32:04 mark, the only way to avoid any mistakes in life, is to sit down and do NOTHING. :) Keep on the good work Evan, you rock.

[@gripsed]

@@LeVideophile Thank you Friendly!!!

[@BrandonToy]

Really good stuff. I save you basic videos and listen to them just to make sure I remember the fundamentals.

[@gripsed]

@@BrandonToy Thank you Brandon! Fundamentals are 99% of winning in this game :)

[@mihaidumitrescu1325]

@@gripsed Hey Evan, I have a theoretical question regarding balance in MTTs. Wouldn't it be normal to have a value biased betting behavior vs a balanced betting behavior? in MTTs, the cost of getting caught while bluffing is a lot larger, especially if you are playing under 40 BBs stack. In cash game, betting balance makes totally sense, as you can refill your stack after an unsuccessful bluff. Thank you for the great video!

[@伟大领袖刁敬塘]

This is your another classic video after triple threat and player classification. Good work, really appreciate!

[@gripsed]

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[@KN-vz8dj]

Now I finally understand what "my range" means. It's something I build and reshape as experience increases. The goal is clear one you understand this. You also realize what a huge task it is, but al least you know what to do. Thank you, this is the best intro to the subject!

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[@delvega1975]

1:47 he mentions 5 pillars of peak performance. Is there a link to the video? I can't seem to track it down. Thanks

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[@delvega1975]

Thanks for the video I took 11 pages of notes from it. Great presentation Evan

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[@WGHM-f8d]

This is an incredible video. I have never thought about paying for poker training but this video has made me reconsider and have a look into your training. Thank you

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I pay for it . It’s worth it.

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@@mrmonkeybuns Heck Ya!

[@straight_flizzy]

All of this was great! Really needed to hear the stack to pot ratio portion. Makes so much sense!

[@gripsed]

SPR = Major 🔑

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[@zorcnecro6910]

Aside from the stack to pot ration part, which was very obscure, and I think a little not well explained (or didn't take time to do it), the video is superb and is better at explaining ranges than most of what we find on youtube. Does anyone know any book that dives into poker theory but is well explained ??

[@ImperiumLibertas]

Also looking for good poker book suggestions.

[@gripsed]

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[@gripsed]

You can also try my new book "Mastering Small Stakes Cash Games" I try to break it down pretty simply in book form there :)

[@misclic2408]

11:40 - 14:00 this is for how to begin building ranges from back to start =pre flop ? cause we need to concider the $ we ve put before this point ?!! p.e. is this meaningfull ? if we end up in the river without enough value hands

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[@shanebrady7647]

I need to watch this again (and again) to let it sink in. In my very limited time at the tables I can tell the times where an opponent has had this down and just bled me. Leaving me clueless as to how to play a hand against them. It will soon be my turn..... Thank you for the amazing content once again Evan🤘🏻

[@gripsed]

Practice will make perfect. You're welcome Shane!

[@davidmustaine997]

Hows your progress now man

[@gripsed]

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[@thepokergod1980]

Great info! This is something that I’ve struggled with every since I started playing. I have to understand and wrap my head around ranges if I ever want to be top ranked or even a winning player 🔥🔥🔥

[@gripsed]

The key is to not value bet too TOO many hands, and when bluffing to choose the best candidates, this also helps from bluffing too much or too little. I find once the theory’s been introduced the actual application of it becomes somewhat instinctual after a few months of practice :)

[@gripsed]

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[@shayreno1461]

"Build your range" at 19:47 whats that mean I literally can't seem to completely understand what range is and its frustrating.

[@gripsed]

Hey Shay! I've started making videos for Pokercoaching Premium, check out pokercoaching.org to get a 3 day free pass!!! It means 'choose these hands', building a range is picking a group of or selection of hands to do something with

[@darrensmith4151]

Hi. Is the defence frequency chart at 19 minutes true for the flop only? or the turn as well?

[@gripsed]

Applies to all streets, but of course assumes you have the same equity. If someone has a range advantage we don't need to adhere so rigidly to it. btw, I've started making videos for Pokercoaching Premium, check out pokercoaching.org to get a 3 day free pass!!!

[@krisztiankomjati4095]

I would like to ask why are different equity calculator softwares like flopzilla, pokerstrategy equilab, holdem resources, equity calculator shows different hole cards at a given percentage. This is a big problem as I would like to improve and adjust my pre-flop range, but when we are talking about 10% open range and every software shows diff hole cards it is hard to memorize an open range line... 😃 For example at 11,9%-12% Poker Tracker 4: 44+,A7s+,KQs,A9o+ Flop Zilla: 22+,AJo+,ATs+,KQ,KJs PokerStrategy Equilab: 77+, A9s+, KTs+, QTs+, ATo+, KQo Holdem Resources: 44+,A8s+,ATo+,KQs I would like to build a reasonable opening chart and to adjust that by table dynamics, structure. This way, it is impossible. So anyone knows why they show different hole cards?

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[@chessgoalsyt]

Great lecture :)

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[@marksimpson2321]

Absolutely awesome upload. Thanks. Ed Miller's book The Course is highly recommended imo for anyone who finds this stuff completely new but intetesting. His 1% book is only really for very dedicated hardcore top level players. I have both and 1% is far too much for me at this stage. Great upload thanks, Evan.

[@gripsed]

Thank you so much mark, glad I was able to make the knowledge that much more accessible for You. Cheers!

[@lightonstillwaters6789]

@@gripsed Evan, thank you deeply for sharing your experience and insights. I will repay you monetarily in time, by either joining pokercoaching.com or in some other direct way. I have some serious questions for you now: Do you think poker bots and solvers affect online cash games or tournaments more? If yes, is short handed cash games 6max more impacted? Are some sites successfully policing against bots and collusion? Which poker sites should a resident of CANADA play on for real cash games upto BI $50? For MTTs? SNGs? Wrt rake back and other features for a 30 to 60 hour per week cash grinder Not using HUD? Using HUD? ✋ Is it safe to install .APK app installers from 888poker, Pokerstars and PartyPoker on my ANDROID phone? ✋ If I can crush high stakes play money on Pokerstars cash games and tournaments, will that translate into real money microstakes cash games and tournaments? Thanks for sharing, even if you don't reply to this Inquisition 😀.

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[@JasonBrown-vy6ft]

wow holy shit! this video is amazing. I classify myself as a medium player and this info is invaluable

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[@davidnovacich5433]

where can i find an equity calculator 37:53

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www.gripsed.com/software/pokerstove

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[@t5p698]

This is gold! Thank you Evan :D

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[@kevinroche5480]

I'm late watching this and it has really helped me, but in the 'Choosing the best hands to play preflop' chart, I think that you have missed out ATs. Sorry, but my pedantic nature wouldn't let me not comment on it :).

[@gripsed]

you are likely correct Kevin, thx for catching that!

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[@wiriyarewatbowornwong2550]

How can I know opponet ranges?

[@gripsed]

Hey Wiriya! I've started making videos for Pokercoaching Premium, check out pokercoaching.org to get a 3 day free pass!!! They have range charts for all spots which will be similar to what most regs are playing. And for recreationals watching showdowns will help you figure it out!

[@alanchichilla]

+1. Appreciate the great content. Thank you very much!

[@gripsed]

you're welcome Alan!

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[@EZBISME]

In lower stakes in live poker, the PSR tends to be very low, since the pot grows big preflop with all the loose callers. How does this change things? For example, in a $1-$3 game, a standard raise to $13 preflop will often have 3 callers, for at least $50 in the pot. With a buy in in the $400 max range and several small stacks probably making poor calls with $100, this strategy you suggest gets tricky.

[@gripsed]

The main consideration is that as SPR gets smaller you can be more comfortable getting all in with hands like Top Pair Good Kicker, Top Pair Top Kicker, Overpair, Combo Draws, Draws w/ Overcards, Nut Draws Whereas when SPR is big you want to play those hands more cautiously and only get all in with hands like Sets and better. So long as you are exercising good discipline preflop with your hand selection so that you're usually flopping the better draw rather than the second best draw, you can feel more comfortable getting All-In on the flop when the SPR is low. Make sense?

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@@gripsed Tyvm, clear as crystal. 👍

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Are his videos of any help to you? Do you play online and if so are you able to put any of that stuff to use while you're playing? I need to know this is actually helping anybody

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[@davidmustaine997]

Robert Beuck yes. These and similar really do help to look at the game in a more calculated angle than just playing.

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those backdoor draws have the best implied odds, love me a good runner runner

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[@sajadseniordeveloper4198]

Thanks great material. Pure theory with no card example. Not really my type. Good teacher though

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[@neumichel]

It would be/have been useful to zoom out and actually define what RANGE is. Is it your perceived range? Older folks and amateurs do not know what you are talkng about. Its an abstraction.

[@gripsed]

Hey Mikey! I've started making videos for Pokercoaching Premium, check out pokercoaching.org to get a 3 day free pass!!! Range is all the possible hands someone can be playing. Your 'range of hands'. Could also be called your selection of hands Hope that helps!

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When super deep, nut potential is always high.

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[@urospaunic3809]

I dont want to hate on this particular video, but one hour training videos about poker, makes the game look like a chess, and intimidates a lot of potential players. Im not saying it does not help much of the people, but i would like to see more videos that attract potential players into the game. No hate, you will get a like :) but, i just wanted to put this out in PUBLIC

[@garlic.naan2]

i know this was a year ago but this video isn’t about appeasing potential players but actually informing people aiming to improve their game

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If you're watching this video, you are not in the 1%!

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Dude I can’t even finish your video with hard gulping and slurping on the microphone. Do something about that mic noise! Back away from the microphone. Seriously grossed out and couldn’t finish this video.

[@gripsed]

Sound will be improved in future videos, thank you for the feedback Zach.

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[@randye19]

So much extra garbage before you get to the info. Make it watchable

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[@airsent11277]

I enjoy the videos you do but dam you take a long time and talk a lot before you finally get to your point lol. I'm not trying to be an ass I just cant follow you and I am educated. 10 min mark you give a lot of info but no example so it does not tell me anything

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