Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw
So in general if we have a hand with good equity against the villain's range but are possibly behind right now.. we sometimes want to bet even more forcefully if we believe he will fold better hands 1/5 times or 2/5 times, because in the long run.. the times he folds and gives us the current pot will override the times we get called and brick out.[

If we feel we are well ahead of his range, we want to valuebet to build a pot with our superior equity, giving a poor price for him to catch up.

I feel like I've been a poker ostrich until you guys just explained this to me. I am looking forward to applying these concepts in actual play. I also want to mess around with Pokerstove for a few hours now that I understand how it works. I want to get a feel for how ranges hold up against other ranges.

Once I get some play in, I'll post some hands if I get into any weird or tough spots.

Thanks again Pawnalot, Robb, and Coolman!

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It sounds like you've made good progress. Good job!!

I'm still not really good a defining ranges, but I'm a lot better than I was. Just understanding theseconcepts has increased my BB/100 significantly.