Poker Glossary
Polarized
A range built from the top and the bottom — very strong hands and bluffs — with the medium strength removed. Polarized ranges pair naturally with big bets: the size wins the maximum with the nuts while charging the most for the bluffs riding along. The opposite is a merged or condensed range of medium hands, which prefers smaller sizings.
At the table
A pot-sized river overbet announces: nuts or air. Your medium-strength hand cannot beat the value and cannot lose to the bluffs — the exact dilemma the sizing was built to create.
House note
Study range shapes →← Full glossary — all 52 termsPolarization: monsters and stories, nothing in between.
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