Range Bet
Also known as: Range Betting
Betting your entire range for one small size on a board that smashes your range — a deliberate simplification that trades a little EV for far fewer mistakes.
What it is
A range bet means betting your entire range for one small size (typically ~25–33% pot) instead of splitting between bet sizes and checks. It is a simplification: the solver almost always plays a mixed strategy, but on the right board a single small bet captures nearly all of that EV while being far easier to execute without leaks.
When it's valid
Range-betting is correct on dry, static, range-favoring boards where you hold a range advantage and often a nut advantage:
- A-high and K-high rainbow boards (
A♠7♦2♣,K♦8♠3♥) - Disconnected, low-card-light textures where the caller can't credibly raise
This is the classic small-sizing c-bet spot.
When NOT to
On dynamic/wet boards the solver splits sizes and checks a chunk of its range — see board texture and wet board. Range-betting a board your opponent connects with bleeds EV and gets check-raised too often.
Example
Single-raised pot, you open and the BB calls, 100bb deep. Flop A♠7♦2♣ — maximally dry and range-favoring, so range-betting ~33% pot with your whole range is near-optimal. On 9♥8♥7♠ instead, the same range can't range-bet: the BB connects hard, so the solver checks a large chunk and uses bigger sizes with its strong hands.