NL tournament: your opponent's hand ranges
by HoRRoR
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1. Introduction
In this article
- Basic procedures
- What are the typical ranges
- Adjusting your range according to the opponent
The ability of the player to estimate the hand range of his opponent is a substantial part of the game in the high blind rounds of a tournament according to the independent chip model (ICM): that is, the range of starting hands with which the opposition will call a push or will push himself.
Since this estimate is always specific to the situation and the player, experience is the most important factor here.
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