Re: Confusion
Hi Everyone,
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I'm pretty excited about the book.
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So am I, and in no way do I think the 2+2 authors (or Mason individually) offer bad advice in general. Everyone gets things wrong from time to time, and I felt like Mason got this one wrong, so I made my case. This thread has turned into a Mason-bashing session--why?
Also, I think many of you misunderstood the original question. We aren't comparing JJ vs AQs heads up against each other , necessarily; in that spot I think it's clear that JJ is better with or without more chips. We're talking about a situation where we get to pick AQs or JJ and are facing a large 3-bet; in both cases, we're pretty much [censored]. But with JJ, we can occasionally [censored] our opponent badly, and we can fold one pair more confidently on certain flops. With AQs, we'll always be in a tough spot unless we flop trip queens, a straight, or a flush. The draws we might flop won't do us much good, probably, because our opponent is unlikely to let up on the pressure in a pot that's been 3-bet and called pre-flop. For that same reason, it won't be very hard to win a lot post-flop when we flop 3 Jacks (which won't happen often).
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