Range
A range is the full set of hands a player can hold in a given spot.
Because you cannot see the cards, you play against everything your opponent would play this way. A tight early-position open might be written with shorthand such as 77+, ATs+, KQs, AQo+.
Each action narrows the range. A player who raises before the flop and bets three streets has fewer weak hands left at the river than at the start.
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Equity calculator: Pick your hand and the board, and enter your opponent's hand or range. The calculation runs in your browser.
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Practise decisions like this in the trainer: ten hands at a time, with the answer and the reason.