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The Range View and Syntax Search

Read a solver range in the Range view: the combo list and its columns, each hand's action mix, the column and display controls, and Syntax Search for jumping to specific holdings and category macros.

5 min readChecked against the app on Sep 29PLO only
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The Range view is the workspace Strategies opens on. It lists every hand the solver keeps for your spot and shows how it plays each one, so a full GTO strategy reads at once. Open Strategies and build a spot first.

Read the combo list

The Range view lists the hands one combo per row, sorted by the EV% column from the top down. Each row shows the four cards, an EV% value, a Weight % value, and an action bar.

EV% is the hand's expected value as a percentage of the pot, which is what lets you compare hands across spots of different sizes. The list is ordered by it, highest first, so the combos the solver values most sit at the top.

Weight % is a per-combo weighting.

The action bar is where you read the strategy itself. It shows how the solver divides that hand across its actions, for example a check-and-bet mix.

The Categories panel: each hand type with its share of the range and its action split.

A Categories panel sits beside the list and groups the same range by PLO hand type. Hand Categories explains what those groups mean.

Read the summary bar

A summary bar above the list shows what you are looking at: the fraction of the range in view, the action split across it, and the total combo count. With nothing filtered, it covers the whole range. The moment you search or filter, these figures update to the matching subset.

Choose which columns to show

Three columns show by default, but the solver tracks more. Click the table icon above the list to open the Columns menu, then add or drop metrics there.

The most useful hidden one is Str(S), Strength: a 1 to 100 ranking of the hand against the rest of the list, from 1 (weakest) to 100 (strongest). It is worked out from each hand's average EV across its non-fold actions, so it is a place in the pack and not an absolute grade: the same holding ranks differently in a tight range than in a wide one. The menu also holds a raw EV column.

See the range other ways

The Range list is one of three layouts of the same range. The header also has a Matrix tab and a Split layout. Use Split View and the Matrix View to read the range as a grid, or to see which hands take each action.

Customise the display

The three-dot menu on the panel header controls how the grid is drawn. Four of its settings change what you read:

  • Bar data sets what each combo's bar measures. It starts on action frequency. Switch it to EV when you care about the value of each line.
  • Min combo weight hides combos below a weight you pick, so a crowded range shows only its meaningful hands.
  • Show Minimaps turns the small per-combo grids on or off.
  • Display Actions groups bet sizes together or shows each on its own.

Syntax search jumps the range straight to the hands you want, with their strategy left intact.

  1. Click the Syntax search box in the panel header.
  2. Type the cards, such as AA.
  3. Press Enter.

The list filters to every combo that holds them. The summary bar and combo counter drop to the matching subset. A removable chip appears for the active filter.

Clearing the box restores the full range. The active search is stored in the page URL.

Beyond raw cards, the box understands category macros for PLO hand shapes, each written with a $ prefix. Focus the field to open a helper dropdown that lists the macros with a plain-language definition for each. Pick one from the list:

  • suit structure: $DS double suited, $SS single suited, $RS rainbow, $MS monotone, $TS triple suited
  • pairing: $NP no pairs, $1P one pair, $2PP two pair, $NT no trips
  • rundowns by gap: $0G connected, $1G one gap, $2G two gap
  • $B for Broadway

You do not have to memorise the codes. Type a plain word like rundown and the box suggests the matching macro. Hand Categories explains the hand types behind these macros.

Combine conditions with two operators. A colon requires both sides: $DS:$NP finds double suited hands with no pairs, or just write them next to each other, $DS$NP, and the colon is added for you. A comma requires either side: $DS,$MS finds double suited or monotone hands. Macros are case-insensitive, so $ds and $DS mean the same thing. On a board you can also compare against a made hand: >Q6 finds top pair with a 6 kicker or any stronger made hand. The filter chip shows the combination in full, for example Double Suited OR Monotone.

A working combination filters the range like a plain card search, with a removable chip and an updated combo counter. If the box cannot parse the query, a red banner names the exact position and the problem instead.

Copy the range out

To take a range with you, open the three-dot menu and choose Copy all ranges. It copies the whole range to your clipboard, ready to paste wherever you keep your study notes.

Copy all ranges appears on a Precision spot once a board is out. It is not there before the flop, and it is not there on an Expand solution.

To read a real range in these views, open this spot and search it for a holding.

A real spot to open

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Questions

What can the syntax search understand?

The Syntax search box jumps the range to the hands you name, with their strategy left intact. It reads cards such as AA, category macros such as $DS for double suited or $NP for no pairs, and comparisons such as >Q6 for a strong made hand. A plain word like rundown finds the macro for you. The Range View and Syntax Search covers combining conditions and the filter chip.

From General and Technical FAQ

What is the difference between Split View and Matrix View?

Split View puts one column per action side by side, so you can see which hands take each line; the Matrix View draws the range as the 13x13 grid of hand classes. Both show the same solved range. Split View and the Matrix View covers when to use which.

From General and Technical FAQ

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