bremp555
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Nice question, because just staring at charts almost never works for long. One thing that helps a lot is doing what many coaches call drills: short, focused exercises where you repeat the same type of decision over and over until it becomes automatic. For example, you can take one spot (BTN RFI 40bb, or BB vs BTN shove 15bb, etc.), load it in a trainer App or chart tool, and spend 10–15 minutes a day answering “open/fold/shove/call” as fast as you can, then checking the correct answer.
If you do these drills regularly, you stop trying to memorize every single combo and start recognizing patterns like “all pairs, most suited Broadways, Axs down to A5” for a given position. Apps like Preflop+, SnapShove or other push/fold trainers are great for this kind of repetition, and you can always add simple flashcards for the trickier spots you keep missing. After a few weeks, you’ll notice that in real time your hands almost “auto‑select” the action, which frees your brain to think about table dynamics instead of fighting to remember the chart.
If you do these drills regularly, you stop trying to memorize every single combo and start recognizing patterns like “all pairs, most suited Broadways, Axs down to A5” for a given position. Apps like Preflop+, SnapShove or other push/fold trainers are great for this kind of repetition, and you can always add simple flashcards for the trickier spots you keep missing. After a few weeks, you’ll notice that in real time your hands almost “auto‑select” the action, which frees your brain to think about table dynamics instead of fighting to remember the chart.
eetenor
Legend
Loyaler
The easy way to do it is to look at the charts for each stack size and then just memorize the bottom of the chart
example RFI ATo+ A2s+ 66+ KTs+ Q9s+ etc etc if you know the bottom then everything above that is RFI
Same with shoves look at bottom of shoves and know those
the reason is -if you shove KTs KJs but KQs you open it- it is not a big mistake to shove KQs as well
So when we do not have enough experience to know our ranges exactly not making the lower range mistakes is important
TeUnit
Legend
Loyaler
You can google Jonathan Little RFI charts to get the charts.
I wouldnt try to memorize them, I would just use them when reviewing your hands after you play.
You probably want to adjust your ranges according to the villans and the format.
Another very important consideration is effective stack depth.
I wouldnt try to memorize them, I would just use them when reviewing your hands after you play.
You probably want to adjust your ranges according to the villans and the format.
Another very important consideration is effective stack depth.
Aleksandr1991
Visionary
Platinum Level
Preview and speak: When learning the scheme, say out loud: “In the CO position, I discover all couples, single-ass music from A5s and above, and Broadway from KTo.”
austral
Rock Star
Platinum Level
You can do it using standard ranges based on:
position (UTG, MP, CO, BTN, SB)
stack size (100bb, 20bb, 10bb)
and game type (cash / tournament).
Example:
100bb RFI from the BTN → wide range
15bb shove from the SB vs BB → polarized range
call vs shove → depends on ICM and stack sizes.
Once you’ve learned the base range, you adjust it based on:
tight / loose opponents
ICM
and table dynamics.
position (UTG, MP, CO, BTN, SB)
stack size (100bb, 20bb, 10bb)
and game type (cash / tournament).
Example:
100bb RFI from the BTN → wide range
15bb shove from the SB vs BB → polarized range
call vs shove → depends on ICM and stack sizes.
Once you’ve learned the base range, you adjust it based on:
tight / loose opponents
ICM
and table dynamics.
G
GrannySmit77
Rock Star
Platinum Level
I think it's useless. There's a percentage of your poker play that should be player dependent. Besides knowing the basics like AK versus JJ is a 50-50%, memorizing some sort of table cannot help with poker variance. The most important thing, I find, is realizing that if you pay enough attention to some players hand selection you might be able to tell it's strength. Let's say if you hold AK and raise a player who raised already, If he/she re raises you, they probably have AA or KK. I think it's more important to recognize when you're in this situation rather than memorize some charts.