# Range

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

## Definition
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.

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

## Related Poker Terms

- [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.
- [Combo](https://smarter.poker/glossary/combo) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/combo.md)): A Combo Is One Specific Way To Hold A Starting Hand, Counting Suits. Every Pocket Pair Has 6 Combos, Every Suited Hand Has 4 And Every Offsuit Hand Has 12, For 1,326 Starting Combos In Total. Counting Combos, And Removing Those Your Own Cards Block, Is How Players Estimate How Often An Opponent Holds A Given Hand.
- [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.
- [Linear Range](https://smarter.poker/glossary/linear-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/linear-range.md)): A Linear Range, Also Called A Merged Range, Is A Betting Range Built From The Strongest Hands Downward With No Gap, Such As Every Pair From Aces Down To A Middle Pair. It Suits Spots Where Many Worse Hands Will Call. The Contrast Is A Polarized Range, Which Skips The Middle And Bets Only Very Strong Hands And Bluffs.

## Related Strategy Lessons

- [Preflop Opening Ranges By Position](https://smarter.poker/learn/preflop-ranges-by-position) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/preflop-ranges-by-position.md)): In 6 Max Cash At 100 Big Blinds, Opening Ranges Widen As The Seat Moves Toward The Button: In The Smarter.Poker Reference The Under The Gun Seat Opens 8.4% Of Hands By Frequency And The Button Opens 25.2%.
- [UTG Opening Range In 6 Max Cash](https://smarter.poker/learn/utg-opening-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/utg-opening-range.md)): In The Smarter.Poker 6 Max Cash Reference At 100 Big Blinds, The Under The Gun Seat Opens 8.4% Of All Starting Hands By Frequency And Plays 13.6% Of Them At Least Some Of The Time, With The Full Chart Below.
- [Middle Position Opening Range, 6 Max](https://smarter.poker/learn/middle-position-opening-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/middle-position-opening-range.md)): In The Smarter.Poker 6 Max Cash Reference At 100 Big Blinds, The Middle Position Seat Opens 10.9% Of All Starting Hands By Frequency And Plays 17.3% Of Them At Least Some Of The Time, With The Full Chart Below.
- [Hijack Opening Range In 6 Max Cash](https://smarter.poker/learn/hijack-opening-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/hijack-opening-range.md)): In The Smarter.Poker 6 Max Cash Reference At 100 Big Blinds, The Hijack Opens 13.2% Of All Starting Hands By Frequency And Plays 20.5% Of Them At Least Some Of The Time, With The Full Chart Below.
- [Cutoff Opening Range In 6 Max Cash](https://smarter.poker/learn/cutoff-opening-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/cutoff-opening-range.md)): In The Smarter.Poker 6 Max Cash Reference At 100 Big Blinds, The Cutoff Opens 16.8% Of All Starting Hands By Frequency And Plays 24.9% Of Them At Least Some Of The Time, With The Full Chart Below.
- [Small Blind Opening Range, 6 Max](https://smarter.poker/learn/small-blind-opening-range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/small-blind-opening-range.md)): In The Smarter.Poker 6 Max Cash Reference At 100 Big Blinds, The Small Blind Opens 20.7% Of All Starting Hands By Frequency And Plays 33% Of Them At Least Some Of The Time, With The Full Chart Below.
- [Minimum Defense Frequency (MDF)](https://smarter.poker/learn/minimum-defense-frequency) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/minimum-defense-frequency.md)): Minimum Defense Frequency Is The Share Of Your Range You Must Continue With So A Bluff Cannot Profit Automatically: Against A Pot Sized Bet It Is 50%, And Against A Half Pot Bet It Is 66.7%.
- [Counting Poker Hand Combinations](https://smarter.poker/learn/counting-combos) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/counting-combos.md)): Every Pocket Pair Has 6 Combinations, Every Suited Hand 4 And Every Offsuit Hand 12, For 1326 Starting Hands In All, And Cards You Can See Remove Combinations From Your Opponent's Range.

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