Help / Range Constructor

Overview

As you become a more advanced poker player, it is often a good idea to ask yourself not what you would do with your current hole cards, but instead what you would do with your entire range.

For example, suppose that you open AcTs from the button, get called by the big blind and go heads up to the flop. The flop comes Ah7d5d, and you get check-raised.

You could think about pot odds, real odds, the range that your opponent is on, and what you want to do with your AcTs. Or, you could ask yourself what you want to do with your entire range. What are you doing when you have AK? A2? TT? 98? Are you defending enough against his raise? Are you reraising with a balanced range? This tool helps you explore these sorts of questions.

If you are unfamiliar with this sort of thinking and would like to learn more about it, check out Poker's 1%: The One Big Secret that Keeps Elite Players on Top by Ed Miller.

Postflop

Right now the tool works best for preflop situations. It is a little wonky for postflop ones. Improving that is very high up on my priority list right now.

If you want to analyze postflop situations, here's what you can do:

• Suppose the CO opens, you flat from the BB, the flop comes K86r, you check, and they cbet 1/2 pot.
• You can start by thinking about what hands you enter the flop with, and then the rest as "not possible". Setting hands as "not possible" works the same way as setting a hand as a raise/call/fold.
• From there, you can start selecting which hands you want to call with, raise with, and fold with. As you do this, the tool will show you your frequencies (eg. 20% raise, 30% call, 50% fold).
• Unfortunately the tool doesn't actually allow you to enter board cards or specify specific suits (eg. AKcc rather than AKs). Sorry about that. I'll make it better soon!

Still need help?

I'm here for you. Hit me up at contact@premiumpokertools.com. I'd love to answer any questions you have.