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Old 04-02-2006, 10:55 PM
Saint_D Saint_D is offline
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Default Re: When the value of your set comes into question

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First of all, don't cold call with 44.

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False.


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What?!

Care to elaborate Aaron? It seems like cold calling with low pairs in general will be a loser. Even in position. In a family pot your implied odds look better. But heads up it seems like this to me:

1 time you flop a set. You might the Villian to pay you 5 big bits on average. I think this is generous.

7.5 times you miss your set and must fold having paid 2 small bets (1bb).

(1*5) - (2 * 7.5) = 5 - 15 = -10 BB profit

You lose 1.2 bets per hand on average when you enter this. I know sometimes the villain will pay better, but sometimes he will also fold to the flop raise.

So I think Aaron's "False" is either not what he meant, or I don't get it.

Without a compelling read this is a PF fold.
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