[SweetLuckyMe]

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Sure it does well hot/cold in simulation but the game isn't played in simulation mode. All simulation hands are overvalued because they include results where the person playing the hand wouldn't have continued. For example you raise and BB calls and the flop is A37r and he has 234J vs. your KKT9. A good part of your "suprisingly well" equity comes from situations like this where in the simulation world KK9T makes it to showdown (and wins) but in the real world this hand isn't making it to showdown in many spots where it would have won.

[/ QUOTE ] Agreed - however, this hand + position has good value against players who are prone to folding without a favorable flop fit. (in fact, since hands run so close in value, just about any hand plays well against this sort of op) I guess what I'm suggesting is that against all but the pure calling stations just about any reasonable hand plus position should be considered - ruling out a hand in the right situation, because it's not an A2 or A3 hand isn't always the strongest play.