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Talking Poker: Polarized

Each week, the Talking Poker series will highlight a particular poker term. We’ll give you a clear, to-the-point definition of the term and an example of the strategic concept to which it refers, so that you can start using the term and implementing the related strategy into your game. Today we’ll discuss what it means when a player bets or raises and is described as being “polarized.”

Definition

The term “polarized” is used to describe a player’s perceived range of possible holdings as suggested by the way a player has played a hand.