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What is a range?

A range displayed on the 13×13 grid with color-coded actions, frequency ring, and combo breakdown
A range is the set of hands you would play in a specific spot, displayed on a 13×13 grid. The grid represents all 169 unique starting hand combinations in Texas Hold’em. The grid is arranged with:
  • Pairs along the diagonal (AA in the top-left, 22 in the bottom-right)
  • Suited hands above the diagonal (AKs, AQs, etc.)
  • Offsuit hands below the diagonal (AKo, AQo, etc.)

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Actions and colors

Each hand in a range is assigned an action — what you do with that hand in this situation. Actions are represented by colors on the grid. Common actions include:
ActionTypical colorMeaning
Raise / OpenGreen or RedYou raise or open the pot
CallBlueYou call the previous bet
FoldEmpty (no color)You fold this hand
3-BetRed or OrangeYou re-raise
All-InYellowYou go all-in
You can name and color your actions however you want. The color picker lets you choose any color, and you can rename actions to match your study system.

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Mixed actions (weighted frequencies)

In solver-based play, many hands don’t have a single “correct” action. Instead, they use a mixed strategy — for example, raising 60% of the time and calling 40%. RangeSharp displays mixed actions as split cells. A cell with two colors shows that the hand uses both actions at different frequencies.
Weighted frequencies require a Pro or Elite plan. On the Free plan, each cell can only have one action.

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Action colors

Each spot has its own set of action colors. You can:
  • Add new actions (up to 2 on Free, up to 40 on Pro/Elite)
  • Rename actions (e.g., change “Action 1” to “Open Raise”)
  • Change the color of any action
  • Set default colors in your preferences so new spots start with your preferred setup

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Combo count

Below the grid, RangeSharp shows the combo summary for the active action:
Raise: 24.5% · 325/1326 combos
This tells you:
  • What percentage of all possible starting hands use this action
  • The exact number of combos (out of 1326 total)
This is important for checking that your ranges are the right size. A typical UTG open range in 6-max is around 15–18% of hands.

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The 13×13 grid at a glance

     A    K    Q    J    T    9    8    7    6    5    4    3    2
A   AA   AKs  AQs  AJs  ATs  A9s  A8s  A7s  A6s  A5s  A4s  A3s  A2s
K   AKo  KK   KQs  KJs  KTs  K9s  K8s  K7s  K6s  K5s  K4s  K3s  K2s
Q   AQo  KQo  QQ   QJs  QTs  Q9s  Q8s  Q7s  Q6s  Q5s  Q4s  Q3s  Q2s
J   AJo  KJo  QJo  JJ   JTs  J9s  J8s  J7s  J6s  J5s  J4s  J3s  J2s
T   ATo  KTo  QTo  JTo  TT   T9s  T8s  T7s  T6s  T5s  T4s  T3s  T2s
9   A9o  K9o  Q9o  J9o  T9o  99   98s  97s  96s  95s  94s  93s  92s
8   A8o  K8o  Q8o  J8o  T8o  98o  88   87s  86s  85s  84s  83s  82s
7   A7o  K7o  Q7o  J7o  T7o  97o  87o  77   76s  75s  74s  73s  72s
6   A6o  K6o  Q6o  J6o  T6o  96o  86o  76o  66   65s  64s  63s  62s
5   A5o  K5o  Q5o  J5o  T5o  95o  85o  75o  65o  55   54s  53s  52s
4   A4o  K4o  Q4o  J4o  T4o  94o  84o  74o  64o  54o  44   43s  42s
3   A3o  K3o  Q3o  J3o  T3o  93o  83o  73o  63o  53o  43o  33   32s
2   A2o  K2o  Q2o  J2o  T2o  92o  82o  72o  62o  52o  42o  32o  22
Each cell in the grid corresponds to one hand combination (e.g., AKs = Ace-King suited). You paint cells with action colors to build your range for a given spot.