Overview
A strong PLO strategy begins when you look beyond your cards. The new Equity Graph tool in PLO Trainer makes that shift clear, revealing the answer to the most important question in any hand: "Whose range is doing better here?"
It’s a simple picture that shows your entire range of hands laid out against your opponent's. It instantly tells you if your opponent is holding a mix of monster hands and total air, or if they're mostly sitting there with a lot of medium-strength hands. This is crucial for deciding what action to take.
Using the Equity Graph
Think of it like this: the graph is a visual story of your entire range of hands versus your opponent's.
The left side of the graph represents the strongest hands in your range, while the right side represents your weakest hands, your air.
The higher line simply shows who has more equity (who is the "favorite") at this part of the distribution.
In the top right you can see the range vs. range equity, in this example 46.96% equity for the BTN and 53.04% equity for the BB.
How the two ranges interact with the board:
So, you've opened on the Button (BTN), the Big Blind (BB) defended, and you c-bet the AK5 rainbow flop. The BB calls, the turn is a blank, and it is checked to you again.
When you look at the Equity Graph in the PLO Trainer at this point, it tells a clear story.
The Nut Advantage:
First, look at the top left of the graph. You'll see your green line (BTN) is way above the Big Blind's. This means you have the "nut advantage".
Think about it logically: if the BB had a monster hand on the flop like two pair or a set, they would have likely check-raised you. Since they just called, we can start to discount those huge hands from their range. Your range, however, still contains all of those powerful combos.
The Condensed Range:
Now, look at the middle of the graph. Here, you'll see the BB's line is higher than yours. Why? Because on the flop, the BB folded all their complete air to your c-bet. You, on the other hand, still have some bluffs in your range that you c-bet with.
This means the BB's range on the turn is now packed with a lot of medium-strength hands (like one-pair hands).
Key Takeaways
This creates a classic situation on the turn: your range is polarized (you have the super-strong hands and some pure bluffs) while the BB's range is condensed (filled with sticky, medium-strength hands).
Understanding this dynamic is the key to figuring out your turn strategy. It helps you decide what sizing works best (full pot in this case) and from which part of your opponents range you can get value from with your strongest hands.
The next time you analyze a hand in the PLO Trainer, we recommend that you open the Equity Graph and ask the bigger question: "Whose range is doing better here?"