# Capped Range

> Source: [Capped Range in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/capped-range)

## Definition
A Capped Range Is A Range Of Hands That Contains No Nutted Or Very Strong Holdings Because The Player Previously Passed Up An Opportunity To Raise Or Three-Bet. When A Player Calls Preflop And Check-Calls Twice On A Dry Board, Their Range Is Usually Capped At One Pair, Making Them Vulnerable To Large Polarized River Overbets.

- **Category**: Theory
- **Term Code**: `capped-range`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Nut Advantage](https://smarter.poker/glossary/nut-advantage) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/nut-advantage.md)): Nut Advantage Means One Player's Range Holds More Of The Strongest Possible Hands On The Current Board Than The Opponent's Range Does. It Is Different From Range Advantage, Which Compares Average Strength. A Player With A Nut Advantage Can Use Large Bets And Overbets, Because The Opponent Rarely Holds Hands Strong Enough To Punish Them.
- [Polarized Range](https://smarter.poker/glossary/polarized-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/polarized-range.md)): A Polarized Range Is Made Of Very Strong Hands And Bluffs, With Few Medium Strength Hands In Between. Polarized Ranges Pair With Large Bets And Overbets, Because Strong Hands Want The Pot To Grow And Bluffs Need The Fold Equity. The Medium Hands That Are Left Out Are Checked, Where They Keep Their Showdown Value.
- [Range Advantage](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range-advantage) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range-advantage.md)): Range Advantage Means One Player's Whole Range Has More Equity On The Current Board Than The Opponent's Range. The Preflop Raiser Usually Has It On High Card Flops Such As A K 4. The Player With Range Advantage Can Bet Often With A Small Size, While The Other Player Defends More Carefully And Bets Rarely.
- [Range](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range.md)): A Range Is The Full Set Of Hands A Player Could Hold In A Given Spot, Based On Their Position And Every Action So Far. Strong Players Think In Ranges Rather Than Single Hands, Because Opponents Act With Many Hands In The Same Way. Reading A Range Means Narrowing It Street By Street As New Actions Arrive.

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