BUT WHAT'S YOUR RANGE

[Micro2Macro]

whether you're playing somewhat balanced, or far from it, it helps to know your own range.

if you don't then how do you know you are maximally exploiting someone?

[seven-deuce]

whether you're playing somewhat balanced, or far from it, it helps to know your own range.

if you don't then how do you know you are maximally exploiting someone?

I don't think anyone's arguing that you shouldn't know what your range looks like in a spot. It's more that you shouldn't be passing up +EV spots because your specific hand doesn't fall into that segment in your range, which is the strategy you have devised for long-term profitability.

E.g You are in a fairly unique spot that you don't expect to be in with this particular villain again in this session, you have a read that he will be folding a high percentage of his range to a bet, and you can make a +EV bluff in a vacuum. The only problem is you're sitting with a hand that doesn't fall into your bluffing range in this spot. So what do you do? It makes more sense to take this profitable bluff opportunity with a hand you normally wouldn't if the situation was occurring far more frequently, if you don't you're leaving money on the table.

So as Carroters said earlier, in reality you're making the better long term decision and maximising your EV by making the bluff. Because you're not going to be in this spot again with this villain.

I think the whole point of the thread was to make people think about other important factors, not just the "what's your range," "play you're range as a whole." So people will consider what villain's range is and how he is likely to play it in this spot and make decisions based off that with regards to your specific hand. Not solely thinking "ah this hand isn't in my bluffing range." and missing a profitable play.