[SixForty]

Hey xVICTORx,

Just wanted to respond to two things you said.

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Fifth, the skill of poker lies in putting your money with the best of it,

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So - you don't think AA preflop has the best of it against 4 other hands?

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The reason why I said that going to a showdown with 4 other players with AA is not good, is that you will not be against an average hand against which AA does pretty good. Most likely, you will be against other 4 strong hands: pairs or two suited high cards. No one will put all his money in the pot with J9 off. Therfore, your chances of winning against other 4 players are not that great and pot odds, IMO, don't justify this call.

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Just so you know, when you have AA preflop, it doesn't really matter than much whether someone else is pushing with good cards or not.

If someone else has KK, you are about 82% to beat him. If they have KQs, you are about 83% to beat him.

But if he pushes with J9o (the hand you use as your example) then guess what - you are still about 83% to beat him.

If you have AA, then it doesn't matter what the other guy has. You are still a huge favourite. And against 4 or 5 or 6 other players, you are getting a huge overlay in terms of odds. Even in worst case scenarios, you are still only about a 40% favourite. But you're getting 4 or 5 or 6 to 1 on your money.

If someone gives me 4 to 1 on my money when I'm a 40% favourite, that's effectively doubling my money. I'll take that bet every time.