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Message: [QUOTE="Arjonius, post: 1910384, member: 5332"] Putting people on ranges is a continuing process that involves observation plus using what you see to narrow down what an opponent is likely to have in any given situation. So for example, an unknown player opens UTG. You have nothing person-specific to go on, so let's say you make an initial assumption that he'll open pretty tight, maybe 99+ AK AQ AJs. But the hand goes to showdown, and it turns out he had ATo. You now know his range is wider, and that you can add not only ATo but also AJo and ATs. There's also a decent chance you can add in a few other hands like 88, 77 and KQ. These aren't certain, but hey, you've only seen one hand. And you can also reasonably assume that his range is pretty similar in the other EP seats. After a few orbits, while you haven't seen any more hands he opened from EP, you've noticed that he has opened 4 out of 11 possible times, and has also opened often from MP and LP when it was folded to him. It's a tiny sample, so he could easily just be getting good cards, but it's also within reason to assume he's looser than the above range, and laggy overall, possibly an aggressive maniac When he opens again from EP, you know you can put him on a wider than avg range. 36% (4/11) seems high, so maybe 20%. That's roughly 66+, most aces, all broadways and some 1- and 2-gappers like Q9s and J9s. So, you can play accordingly. And if he continues to open more than 20%, you can further broaden his range. Position is also an important factor. Let's say our imaginary villain has had 4 chances to steal from the button or the CO, and has done so all 4 times. His range may not be as wide as any two, but as a preliminary assumption, you can tentatively put his range at more than half of all hands. Since it's a process, as you see him play more, you gain more info that lets you modify his presumed ranges in various situations, positions, with various stack sizes, etc. [/QUOTE]

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