Re: Reading hands
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Would most players generally agree with the following statement: "The wider the range of hands an opponent thinks you might have the better."
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Not exactly.
The more severely an opponent misgauges my hand, the better. We're looking for someone who's getting snarled in the bad end of the Fundamental Theorem of Poker.
In situations where I've got a great hand and am looking for action, a very hazy read by my opponent serves my needs nicely. In that case, your statement is correct.
But if I'm bluffing with any two, I want my opponent to make a precise -- and howlingly wrong -- read of what I've got, seeing strength where there is none. Being put on a wide range is not my ideal outcome.
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