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What the heck are ranges?

by Freddy

Have you ever had the feeling that you have absolutely no idea about what percentage of your hands to push when you state that you would push with TT+? Ever gotten desperate when asking whether you can push T9s and your friend answers that you can easily push 38% in that spot?

Feel the ranges! Work with ranges! Eat ranges, breathe ranges, sleep ranges! Become one with the range! Be the range! The following quiz can help you achieving the goal of becoming a master in the art of ranges.

This quiz is designed for SNGs with a payout structure of 50%, 30%, 20%.

Problem 1

Blinds: 200/400
CO: 2300
Hero: 3000
SB: 2900
BB: 1800


Preflop: Hero is BU with J7

CO folds, Hero?

What do you do?



Problem 2

Blinds: 200/400
CO: 2300
Hero: 3000
SB: 2900
BB: 1800


Preflop: Hero is BU with J7

CO folds, Hero?

According to Nash, what percentage of hands can you push here?




Problem 3

Determine which hands are included in the 50% range, but not in the 25% range: 22+, A7o, Q9s, Q9o, T9s, T9o, 76s





Problem 4

Blinds: 400/800
CO: 3400
BU: 4250
Hero: 6750
BB: 5600


Preflop: Hero is SB

CO folds, BU pushes All-In, …

A friend looks over your shoulder and claims 'he pushes around 35% here!'

Right or wrong?



Problem 5

He further thinks you have to call very tight here, with only about 5.4%

What range is he talking about?




Problem 6

How "loose" can you really call in the above situation?




Problem 7

And this range falls into what percentage of cards?




Problem 8

Blinds: 400/800
CO: 4400
BU: 4250
Hero: 5750
BB: 5600


Preflop: Hero is SB

CO folds, BU folds…

How many percents of your cards can you push here?





Problem 9

Blinds: 400/800
CO: 4400
BU: 4250
Hero: 5750
BB: 5600


Preflop: Hero is SB

CO folds, BU folds, Hero is All-In, BB calls

The BB calls you with K9s here. Is this correct according to Nash?