Lessons · 8 of 10 · 5 min read
Think in ranges
You'll almost never know an opponent's exact cards, and you don't need to. Every action they take shrinks the set of hands they can logically hold: a Cutoff open means one range; calling your 3-bet narrows it further; check-raising a dry flop narrows it again. Playing well means playing against that whole set.
This is why the grid shows combos: AA is only 6 combinations while AKo is 12, so "they could have aces" matters half as much as "they could have ace-king." The simulator is a good place to practice this. Bot ranges are knowable, and the coach shows you the live range whenever you ask.