range-advantage

Range advantage is the equity edge of your overall range against the opponent's range on the current board. It is the core input for cbet frequency and sizing.

Detailed Explanation

Range advantage is an "average over the whole range" concept, independent of any specific hand:

• You might hold 72o (very weak individually), yet your range (e.g. BTN open range) still has 60% overall equity vs BB's range on K72r
• Conversely, you might hold KK (very strong individually), yet your range has only 48% equity vs BB's range on 9-8-7

How to assess range advantage:

1. Does the board texture match your range better?: high pairs, broadways, A-high → usually favors the preflop raiser
2. Does the opponent's range have a notable density of strong combos here?: low connected boards → BB defense range is dense
3. Range vs range equity calculation (with tools like Equilab)

Range advantage ≠ nut advantage:

• Range advantage: average equity over the whole range
• Nut advantage: top-end combos are stronger
• The two can exist independently. Example: A-high boards favor the raiser's range but usually have similar nut ceilings

Common Use Cases

• Choosing cbet frequency: range advantage → high-frequency cbet; range disadvantage → check more
• Sizing: range advantage + no nut advantage → small size, high frequency; range + nut advantage → large size
• Reading the opponent's cbet: a high cbet frequency on a board that's bad for their range → a leak you can exploit
• OOP response: when at a range disadvantage, checking is the default and waiting for the opponent to expose