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Originally Posted by Yeodan
Not sure what's so hard about the default way we've been visualizing ranges for years now?
You can even color them any way you like.
So now that you've taken that step, take another step with me:
How do you think about a spot? How do you think about a range vs range situation? How do you think about your range on the flop? How do you visualize your range on the flop? How do you visualize range vs range on the flop? Those questions are all sort of synonymous.
There's some sort of internal representation, otherwise you'd have no concept of a spot. It could be as simple as internal verbal cue's, which is very ineffective: "I should check this hand." "This is a call." Then maybe a fleeting image of a PIOSolver spot that you remember fuzzily. As I said, all very ineffective.
What other sorts of representations are there?
Hand types on the flop:
Straight outs on the flop (Pot Limit Omaha):
Flush Outs on the flop:
If you play PLO... how do you represent this internally:
Equity on the flop:
If you're like me, you've got a sort of CPU in your head that translates all of those things into polarization, playability, potential value bets, potential bluffing hands, and many more. You then get some sort of glimpse of a strategy. All of this is what I mean when I say "you represent your range, or even a range vs range spot, internally." You probably don't know how to do it yet, but what I want to know is:
Now that you know what to look for, how would you describe your internal representation? What's good about it, or what works for you?
That's what I am learning about right now, and that's what I would love some input on from other experts on the topic.
Cheers.