Visualizing Ranges

Recent poker thought #1: I've been using flopzilla to look at preflop ranges and I've been looking at the differences between the different preflop hand models the program has (Pokerstove, Sklansky-Malmuth, sklansky chubukov). I was trying to memorize some of the ranges for the pokerstove model but realized:

Ranges with the same percentages don't necessarily contain the same hands. For example, a 10% preflop 3bet range is not going to be the same as a preflop open raising range.


Therefore, memorizing the models seems kind of useless. However, I do believe it would be beneficial to practice visualizing ranges so I could do it in real time. A little guide for myself and possibly others:

- An offsuit hand (eg. AKo) = 0.9% (12 combos)
- A suited hand (eg. AKs) = 0.3% (4 combos)
- A pocket pair hand (eg. 55) = 0.45% (6 combos)

REMEMBER: 4-6-12 for combos. 0.3, 0.45, 0.9 percentages.

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For easy memorization, these are some common ranges and percentages:

All Pocket pairs: (22+) = 6%
Broadway aka 5x5 Square: (TT+, ATs+, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, ATo+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo) = 14%
Broadway plus all pairs: (22+, ATs+, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, ATo+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo) = 18%


There are:
- 12 AX hands (A2-AK)
- 11 KX hands
- 10 QX hands
- 9 JX hands
- 8 TX hands
- 7 9X hands
- 6 8X hands
- 5 7X hands
- 4 6X hands
- 3 5X hands
- 2 4X hands
- 1 3X hand


Hand range formula:

(A2-AK = 13-2+1 = 12 hands)
Q6-QT = 10-6+1 = 5 hands

Remember that A = 14, K = 13, Q = 12, J = 11, T = 10...


Therefore,

all suited aces = 12 * 0.3 = 3.6%
all suited kings = 11 * 0.3 = 3.3%



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Homework:

Use pt4 to filter different 3bet ranges and see what hands show up most often.
what kind of hands show up in a 10% preflop 3betters range?
what kind of hands show up in a 13% preflop 3betters range?
Add 4bet to your your stat, and can we somehow add 3bet fold? Add checkraise stat.
Compare your stats to 62p and TNP. Especially f3b.
Look at the ‘in a 3bet pot’ stat.