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Message: [QUOTE="Aballinamion, post: 5495009, member: 289533"] [b]Polarized preflop range[/b] OMG, hi Bluebottle88, what's up? I got really impressed with your preflop raise. If you are raising 42s from UTG...:eek: 22+, A2s+, K9s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 97s+, 86s+, 75s+, 64s+, 53s+, 42s+, 32s, ATo+, KQo All the pocket pairs, all the two gappers suited connectors, AT+, all the suited aces, etc. Everything would be something like 21-22% preflop raise from UTG: You are a LAG player. :) When you open that much two things are going to happen: [B]A) [/B]You will get many calls from opponents in position and out of position, which knowledge of your raise first from UTG of 22% and call with strong hands to trap you. [B]B)[/B] You will get a lot of 3-bets for value and the vast majority of your range should fold preflop to a 3-bet, in position and out of position specially fold. Unless you like and have ability to play postflop with a dominated range in a field where we know we can't bluff too much our opponents out of the pot. [B]Polarized preflop bet:[/B] Average Regulars of 2 NLHE are well aware today of polarization: when it comes a 3.5x or 4x preflop raise from EP, we know it is a classic case of polarized range: [B][U]Polarized range: [/U][/B][I]When either you really have strongs hands in your range and want the maximum value or you have trash hands in your range and desire more fold equity for preflop folds.[/I] A more experient player will avoid 3-bet you, specially in position, when you give such a strong sizing preflop: the call will work better against your polarized range. A more experient player will call you a lot with polarized preflop sizes with all the pocket pairs and some suited connectors, when deep stacked, to get all of your chips when you hit your equity. Another way of exploit your polarization, further, is to make another polarized 3-bet size for value against your huge 22% UTG's opening range. Summarizing: players are going to decapite you at the tables, figuratively speaking. Forget the result of this hand. Remember that once in a while you will be nailed by pocket 5's in a spot like this and be forced to put all of your stack with a dominated full-house. Of course you hit another 4 in the river. But we should not be results oriented by any means. Rethink your preflop range and then start to think your postflop game. By the way, I have a thread where I talk a lot about polarization preflop and postflop, if you are interested please leave your comments there: [URL]https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cash-games-11/2-nlhe-thread-poker-journal-450073/[/URL] Regards; Carlos 'Aballinamion' Barbosa [/QUOTE]

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