Day 18 completed, I believe it's crucial to understand how to use your opponent's betting patterns to deduce a potential range of poker hands they might be playing. This is essential for making informed and strategic decisions at the table. Thank you for today's lesson!
austral said:
We are not all going to get things correct all the time. I bet if you asked Colin or Katie, they would be able to describe a time where they got it wrong, but the main thing is that they would be able to recall the exact game, hand and bets etc. - You know why? Cos that is in their memory banks to make sure they don't do similar again.
I believe you could sit down and run through the hand and list your thoughts at different times within the hand. Once you do that, you will be able to see where it ultimately went wrong.
This then would be in your memory bank, for if a similar situation happens again, and no doubt it will.
Learn by our mistakes, is the best medicine.
Day 18. Hand reading or mind games. Mastering this skill requires a lot of playtime and experience. Admittedly, at micro-stakes, guessing an opponent's hand can be nearly impossible, as people play very poorly—calling and raising with any two cards. However, the ability to read hands is a crucial skill for making the right decisions at the table based on the range of cards you assign to your opponent. Quiz answers: 1) The opponent is out of position, so it is reasonable to assume they hold a made pair like KK or TT. Their check on the flop seems illogical, so we lean more towards the TT pair. 2) After the opponent bets the turn, we still have good odds, so calling is the right move. Folding would be too loose, and raising wouldn't be beneficial. Thank you for the analysis and the detailed explanation of the topic.
Day 18 teaches- Hand reading involves systematically constructing and narrowing an opponent's range across every street starting from pre-flop. By focusing on eliminating unlikely holdings rather than predicting exact cards, you make profitable logical decisions even when hand reading occasionally produces surprising results.
I think starting the process with the pre-flop action is a good place to start, as it gives you a range they're working with and then can be narrowed down as per street.
I always used to think about the hand that they could possibly have, but thinking in ranges is far better. A lot can come from their position and sizing of their bets as well as previous tendencies. You're just building a narrative around what they could have rather than trying to define exactly what they do have. ♠️
I always used to think about the hand that they could possibly have, but thinking in ranges is far better. A lot can come from their position and sizing of their bets as well as previous tendencies. You're just building a narrative around what they could have rather than trying to define exactly what they do have. ♠️