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Originally Posted by AtrocityExhibit
I've just started preparing to play very low-stakes online poker. I read a basic introductory book, then Small Stakes Hold'em by Miller, then a couple of the Jonathan Little books (mastering and beating small stakes NLH).
What I haven't really been able to work out is what to do with all the ranges suggested between these books. Should I commit them to memory or consult them in the middle of games? I feel like I've studied them enough to have a decent idea of which hands to play in which situations but it would require a great deal of effort to learn every single variation by wrote. What do most ppl do with these?
As you're starting you probably want to stick to the charts.
What works best for me is just using them while playing.
Start with one or two positions for a single stack size.
After a few hours of play you should be used to them and know them by hard without too much effort.
Then move on to the next one.
Once you've got this down mostly, you can start adjusting those ranges based on the situation you're in.
But if you don't know a solid standard range, it's hard to make adjustments based on your situation.
Something important to note here, it's useless to know the ranges if you don't actually use them.
It's much easier to learn to use them than to study them by hard and then forget to actually use them while playing.