So a polarized range may include hands like QQ/KK/AA/AK and maybe a 54s/A7o/J8s. You won’t find a gap between the hands in the upper-left-hand corner of the matrix and the “other” hands also included. Merged, also known as depolarized, ranges include nuts and the next-strongest hands. These ranges include the strongest of hands in the upper-left-hand corner of the matrix, and there is a gap between the “other” hands also included. Polarized 3bet RangesĪ polarized range is made up of nut and bluff hands. What does their 3bet % actually tell us about the hands they are 3betting? To understand that we need to understand polarization and some very simple range math. This person is obviously 3betting a much stronger range of hands than a 27/23 LAG with a 3bet of 9.6%. For instance, take a 12/8 nit with a 3bet of 1.2%. Now, some 3bet ranges are very easy to estimate and others are much more difficult. Whenever we do anything in poker we want to first consider our opponent’s overall range.
