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Originally Posted by coon74
In 'AAxx', 'Ax' is treated by PPT as one card (the ace of the suit x), so it denotes the range of hands that are suited to the ace (or double-suited). [An ace of another suit + the ace of the suit x + any other card of the suit x + the fourth card denoted by an asterisk that's omitted, i.e. 'AAxx' is actually interpreted as 'AAxx*'.] (By the way, that range is more logical than AA:xx - when the side cards are suited but to neither of the aces, it makes little difference with AA** rainbow - a suit is much more valuable in a PLO hand when the former is 'nut' - ace high.)
In the second example, AABB:xxyy denotes the range of double-paired double-suited hands. Here, B is interpreted as a rank different from aces because it's used in the same basic range (AABB is the range of double-paired hands that have aces in them, xxyy is the range of double-suited hands, ':' denotes their intersection).
AAxx:BByy, however, denotes the range of AA hands suited to at least one of the aces (suited to the ace or double-suited). That's because B is interpreted as any rank (including aces), as it's used in a basic hand range that doesn't use the letter A. Likewise, the suits x and y might coincide because the letters are used in different basic ranges. AAxx = the range of AA** hands suited to the ace. BByy = the range of paired hands suited to one of the cards of the pair. AAxx is a subrange of BByy, so their ':' intersection coincides with AAxx.
I hope my explanation makes sense.
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