Hi all
Am just trying to understand the whys an whats about ranges. I know the tighter my opponents range the more i can open raise and the looser my opponents range the tighter i play. This i know, and i can put it into practice to a very basic level. But i am not 100% sure i know the why behind it.
I think its a lot to do with the expression being ahead or behind his range.
If my opponent has a tighter range:
I my loose open raising range will make him fold preflop - yes
But if he calls he will have a edge against me postflop his two cards are likely to have my dominated for example i raise my ATo as a preflop move to steal the blinds, hes not gonna 3bet call anything AJo+ for example so i would be dominated right?
If my opponents has a looser range
If my tight open raise AKs preflop and i get a call from his 30%vpip from the blinds for example. He is swinging and hoping right? But for this example i need to hit aswel, or i cant really bluff at this flop because he is a loose opponent an is likely to call.
Am i right in my thinking? I am trying to get to the core of my thoughts an the reasons behind everything i am doing. I am struggling to get the opponent adaptation part of my game right. ABC poker is ok, read the flop bet accordingly, now i wanna go to the next level. I can put him on ranges an be able to guess his card range by the end of the hand. I just want to know the funderments please.
Just telling me where am going wrong when i am adapting to other players. Being ahead or behind his range is the part that confuses me a bit i think.
Cheers guys.
VS