[James282]

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...but 0.05 bets isn't even a very small mistake.

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I disagree. It wouldn't even be a big mistake if you lost .5 BB's with this call. It just doesn't happen often enough.

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you can say the same about any situation in poker. justifying making a mistake by saying you're not going to make it often is just stupid. it's still a mistake.

i'm not going to have the opportunity to cap 32o on a KQJ9 board after bluff-raising and getting 3-bet very often either. that still doesn't make it a very small mistake.

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pete, you are calling $50 with 700 already in the pot. You are a crazy person if you think you lose 30 cents on every dollar of immediate ev with 74o. You could easily play this profitably just by playing on with oesd, gutshot to the nuts(calling for 1 bet), 2 pair, or trips. Not to mention the additional ev you gain when you play well and can read hands well enough to play on in other scenarios. Losing 30 cents on a dollar of immediate ev preflop is almost impossible, even moreso getting 14:1.

James