There is some mixing in both ranges, however, for protection reasons. Although it is linear, the range is split up into quite a polarised raising range of the biggest premium hands and weaker suited hands as bluffs, as well as a condensed calling range of the small pairs and suited broadway/bigger Ax hands. It is a tight linear range of 15.51% of hands. Instead just pay attention to the differences and know that it is relatively near the money, but you couldn't call it the bubble yet.įirst of all, this is the cEV range: A CeV range Hijack facing UTG+2 open I won't share how big the MTT is or what stage in the tournament it is, so blindly following this range would be a big error. This is from Pairrd ICM and it is the Hijack's response to an UTG+2 open, 40 big blinds effective. To show you what I mean, I am going to do a simple cEV and ICM comparison for the same spot. Having cowritten a book on ICM I have an obvious bias, but Pairrd ICM shows that ICM factors in really early in MTTs and one of the most useful features is the side by side comparisons of ChipEV (cEV) and the equivalent ICM range.Ĭomparing ICM to cEV is something we have done extensively in our last three books and I think it is important for players to do, in order to develop a reflexive instinct for how to change their play when ICM is a factor. In case you missed it, I am a fan of Pairrd ICM by Raise Your Edge.

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