A long time ago, in a cardroom far, far away…poker players didnât think about ârangesâ. Long before online poker emerged, the goal each hand was to single out a particular combo that you believed your opponent held, one which you could then tell them: âThatâs what I put you onâ.
Thatâs not how we should play poker in 2020, of course. We have to consider a range of hands for each opponent in every pot, and then do our best to go to war against the potential combos, while also considering our own perceived ranges.
Thankfully, PokerStars School is offering lessons in that way of thinking right now.
THIS WEEK:
- Range Wars – everything you need to know about range strategy
- Getting to grips with Grand Tour
- Test yourself with School Pass
Range Wars
If youâre new to poker, or at least new to current strategy, the concept of a ârangeâ might be foreign to you. After all, when we watch Daniel Negreanu call out his opponentâs exact hands during a big pot on TV, it seems like thatâs what we should be trying to do, too.
Unfortunately, not many of us have Negreanuâs reading abilities, especially online where we canât even see the way a player handles their chips or that awkward squirm in their chair.
So what do we do instead? We build a range of hands our opponents could have and a range of hands that we should play from each position and stack depth. This way, we can develop a strategy that will make us harder to play against.
PokerStars Schoolâs Dave Roemer kicked off a brand new series this week, in which heâll dig into some ideas behind ranging and playing your own range vs. an opponentâs range.
Itâs called Range Wars, and you can check out Part 1 right here.
Grand Tour Strategy
Continuing on from last weekâs content update, PokerStars School is delving back into the depths of Grand Tour strategy.
If youâve not seen how Grand Tour works yet, you can check out PokerStars Ambassador Nick âOP-Poker Nickâ Walsh streaming Grand Tour games every Tuesday from 10am to 2pm GMT.
NEW VIDEO: @PokerStars Grand Tour Final race win no.12 for @OP_Poker_Nick!đ”ââïž
Watch it here: https://t.co/zKGxez2La6
— OP Poker (@OfficialOPPoker) June 18, 2020
This week, the focus is on âEarly Game Play: Defending the Big Blindâ and âSmall Blind Limp or Jam Strategyâ.
School Pass
Fancy playing some multi-table tournaments where you can test out the new tricks youâve just learned and win some free prizes? We donât blame you.
PokerStars School runs free-to-enter tournaments every week and all you need to do to join is enter the weekly School Pass password.
Head to the #school_news channel of the Discord channel to find out the latest password.
Terms and conditions do apply, so find out more info here.
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Best of luck next time Carmen!
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